Grand Rapids Michigan-1956: Aftermath Of A Residential House Fire

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Grand Rapids Michigan

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Aftermath Of A Residential House Fire — Clip Details

GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN-1956: Aftermath of a residential house fire captured on 8mm film. The footage shows a woman in a heavy winter coat and a man in a red cap standing amidst snow-covered debris. A damaged house with broken windows and missing siding is visible, with a ladder leaning against the structure. The scene conveys a somber mood, with the film's grain and color fading typical of vintage home movie footage. This archival clip documents the destruction and quiet aftermath of a fire in a mid-century American neighborhood.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127402307

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 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 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: Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s U.S. residential fire aftermath requests for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing real 8mm neighborhood damage footage.
Period detail: The winter clothing, small frame house, ladder, and faded 8mm color may show a mid-1950s Grand Rapids residential scene, consistent with the supplied 1956 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet, unstaged feel of a home-movie observer recording neighbors or residents standing near fire-damaged property after the event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults outdoors, snow-covered debris, broken windows, missing siding, a ladder against the house, and scorched exterior wall sections.
Film character: Soft focus, handheld framing, pale color, gate edges, scratches, and grain give the footage a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short aftermath insert, damage cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a sequence about domestic loss or local emergency response.
Historical context: The footage documents a damaged mid-century residential exterior in winter without showing the fire itself, firefighters, official response, or an identifiable cause.
Research note: People and a residential exterior are visible, so likeness and property-context review may be needed in addition to any copyright or archive licensing checks.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Grand Rapids house fire aftermath, 8mm residential fire damage, winter home movie debris, or mid-century damaged house footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Grand Rapids material, and then broader residential fire aftermath or winter neighborhood damage footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1956 Grand Rapids home-movie footage, a woman in a winter coat and a man in a red cap stand near snowy residential fire debris. — Two adults stand outside near snow-covered debris after the residential fire.

A damaged Grand Rapids house exterior shows broken window areas, missing siding, and a ladder leaning against the structure. — A ladder rests against the fire-damaged side of the house.

The 8mm frame shows a Grand Rapids residential exterior with damaged siding, broken windows, and pale winter light. — Broken windows and damaged siding mark the house exterior.

A side view of the damaged Grand Rapids house shows charred exterior wall sections, broken siding, and roof damage. — Charred wall sections and broken siding are visible on the house side.

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