York Nebraska-1958: Firefighters Spraying Water Into Building As Crowd Gathers

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYork, Nebraska, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Nebraska

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Firefighters Spraying Water Into Building As Crowd Gathers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic scene in York, Nebraska, where firefighters spray powerful streams of water into a building engulfed in flames. A crowd of onlookers gathers on the street, watching the emergency unfold under a hazy sky. The footage shows a classic mid-century urban setting with period signage, including 'Tolson's' and 'De Soto Motors,' and vintage automobiles parked nearby. The grainy, blue-tinted image and slight camera shake evoke the authentic feel of a 1950s home movie, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a community responding to a fire.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127271623

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: York, Nebraska, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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