Grand Rapids Michigan-1956: Construction Of A Building With Ladders And Lintkote Insulation

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

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Construction Of A Building With Ladders And Lintkote... — Clip Details

GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN-1956: Vintage 8mm film footage captures the construction of a brick building, with ladders propped against the facade and workers installing black insulation panels labeled 'LINTKOTE'. The scene shows an unfinished structure with exposed brickwork and window openings, offering a glimpse into mid-century residential construction. The grainy, slightly faded color and film burn marks are characteristic of 1950s home movie footage. This archival clip provides authentic period detail for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 127402635

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: No
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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s residential construction sequences, especially documentary or educational edits needing real home-movie views of a building facade under work.
Period detail: Visible clues include masonry walls, wood ladders, open window spaces, and black sheathing panels labeled LINTKOTE, consistent with mid-century construction materials.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of an observer filming a worksite from nearby, with no staging or posed activity visible in the sampled frames.
What appears in frame: The frames show a brick facade, leaning ladders, unfinished window openings, black labeled panels, exposed trim, and a separate view of a low house exterior.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, uneven exposure, faded color, frame edges, and slight registration shifts that retain the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or establishing insert for home building, postwar housing, or local construction context.
Historical context: The clip visually documents small-scale building work in Grand Rapids, Michigan, without making claims about the project, owners, or neighborhood.
Research note: The LINTKOTE markings require brand review, and any use should separately assess copyright, trademark, and property considerations.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1956 Grand Rapids construction footage, 1950s home building, 8mm brick house worksite, ladders, and LINTKOTE insulation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel construction shots, then Grand Rapids 1956 material, then broader 1950s housing and building-work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Grand Rapids construction view showing a brick facade, leaning ladders, and black LINTKOTE sheathing panels. — Ladders lean against an unfinished brick facade with labeled black sheathing panels.

Grand Rapids construction frame with a ladder crossing an unfinished wall and LINTKOTE lettering along dark sheathing. — A ladder stands beside an unfinished window area and dark labeled construction panels.

1956 worksite frame showing ladders on a brick building facade with open windows and visible sheathing at the upper wall. — A closer view shows ladders and exposed openings on the building facade.

Grand Rapids 1956 home-movie frame showing a low single-story house exterior with porch posts, windows, and a red doorway area. — The clip ends on a nearby low house exterior with porch posts and windows.

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