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Grand Rapids Michigan-1956: The Roof Is In Bad Condition And Needs To Be Repaired

  • Year1956
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1956 Grand Rapids Michigan
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The Roof Is In Bad Condition And Needs To Be Repaired — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures severe roof damage to a residential home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The footage shows warped and broken white siding, bent metal roofing, and exposed structural beams, indicating extensive weather-related deterioration. The camera pans across the damaged exterior of a light-colored brick house, with snow on the ground suggesting winter conditions. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 footage enhances its authentic archival feel, offering a raw look at mid-century home maintenance issues.

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
127402440

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

  • broken
  • boards
  • metal
  • facial
  • bent
  • roof
  • bad
  • condition
  • repaired
  • backgrounds
  • textures
  • grand rapids michigan
  • 1956
  • 1956 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • roof damage
  • damaged house
  • weather destruction
  • Super 8 home movie
  • archival footage
  • historical home repair
  • mid-century America
  • damaged siding
  • bent metal
  • winter damage
  • residential decay
  • old film footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage documentary
  • historic footage
  • damaged roof
  • 1950s Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful 1950s 8mm home-movie material for productions needing residential roof damage, winter exterior maintenance, or mid-century property condition cutaways.

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