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Grand Rapids Michigan-1956: A Dirt Pile Panning Past A Gate With Steel Beams And Factory Smokestacks

  • Year1956
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1956 Grand Rapids Michigan
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A Dirt Pile Panning Past A Gate With Steel Beams And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures an industrial construction site in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The camera pans across a large pile of dirt and debris, revealing steel beams, a chain-link gate, and distant factory smokestacks under a bright, sunny sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and slight motion blur, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127402183

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 1210 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Reel-level year note
1956-1957-1958
Reel-level location note
michigan
Date
1956 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

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  • gate
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  • 1956
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  • 8mm home movie footage
  • vintage Super 8 film
  • industrial site 1950s
  • dirt pile construction
  • steel beams 1950s
  • factory smokestacks
  • panning shot 8mm
  • archival construction footage
  • vintage 1950s Americana
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  • historic industrial site
  • 8mm film grain
  • retro construction site
  • classic home movie
  • 1950s American industry
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic 1950s
  • vintage industrial film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s industrial or urban-development edits needing brief 8mm home-movie views of construction debris, fencing, steel beams, and factory smokestacks in Grand Rapids.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dirt pile beside a chain-link fence with factory smokestacks in the distance.

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