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Grand Rapids Michigan-1956: On A Vast Land There Are Logs And Lumbers Lumbers

  • Year1956
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1956 Grand Rapids Michigan
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On A Vast Land There Are Logs And Lumbers Lumbers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a desolate, post-construction landscape in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Piles of lumber and debris litter the ground, with bare trees standing amidst the wreckage. A few workers move through the scene, surveying the site under a pale, overcast sky. The footage shows the aftermath of industrial activity, with a mix of natural and man-made destruction. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film adds to the nostalgic, archival feel of this historical moment.

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
127402660

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • 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 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

  • workers
  • logs
  • dry
  • land
  • pale
  • construction
  • lumber
  • vast
  • lumbers
  • moving
  • industrial
  • grand rapids michigan
  • 1956
  • 1956 Grand Rapids Michigan
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • industrial construction site
  • lumber yard
  • debris pile
  • workers in 1950s
  • post-construction landscape
  • bare trees
  • overcast sky
  • archival footage
  • historical film
  • retro Americana
  • 1950s industrial
  • film grain
  • nostalgic footage
  • documentary style
  • vintage home movie
  • old film
  • 8mm footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s U.S. industrial, construction, or land-clearing archive requests needing brief 8mm home-movie cutaways from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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