Yorktown Virginia-1958: A Man Wearing Only Shorts And A Hat Pours Food From A

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYorktown, Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Yorktown Virginia

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A Man Wearing Only Shorts And A Hat Pours Food From A — Clip Details

A shirtless man in a red cap and khaki shorts stands on a sandy beach in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1958, pouring food from a sack as a flock of seagulls circles and dives around him. The 8mm home movie footage captures the lively interaction between the man and the birds against a backdrop of calm ocean waves and a clear sky. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip shows natural grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, authentic mid-century American beach scene.

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: 127284407

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Yorktown, Virginia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s American beach recreation sequences needing authentic home-movie footage of a man feeding seagulls at Yorktown, Virginia.
Period detail: The red cap, khaki shorts, open beach, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s vacation or leisure setting, with no visible brands or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the informal, unstaged action of a beachgoer pouring food while gulls circle, dive, and gather around him.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless man, red cap, khaki shorts, paper sack, metal pail, white sand, calm water, and multiple seagulls in flight and on the beach.
Film character: The scan retains 8mm grain, slight softness, modest exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as original mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, vacation cutaway, or memory beat for seaside leisure, wildlife interaction, or mid-century travel material.
Historical context: The clip shows casual beach recreation and human interaction with gulls in a 1958 Yorktown setting, without supporting claims about a specific event or landmark.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review depending on use; no logos, music, minors, or private property are apparent, but clearance is not guaranteed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Yorktown Virginia beach home movie, man feeding seagulls, 8mm seaside vacation footage, and 1950s American beach scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Yorktown or Virginia footage from 1958, then broader 1950s beach, birds, vacation, or coastal leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown beach footage shows a shirtless man in a red cap feeding seagulls near the waterline. — A beachgoer begins pouring food while gulls circle above the sand.

At Yorktown, Virginia in 1958, a shirtless man feeds gulls beside a small pail with calm water behind him. — The man continues feeding gulls as birds sweep across the frame.

The home-movie frame shows gulls landing and flying around a man feeding them on a Yorktown beach in 1958. — Gulls gather low on the sand while the man works with the food sack.

A shirtless man in a red cap and khaki shorts stands among gulls on the 1958 Yorktown beach. — The man faces the camera area as gulls move around him on the beach.

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