Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin-1954: Man Wearing Grey Hat Stands Next To Blue And White Station Wagon

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Wisconsin Dells

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Man Wearing Grey Hat Stands Next To Blue And White... — Clip Details

A man in a grey hat and dark jacket stands beside a vintage blue station wagon in Wisconsin Dells, 1954. The car features a business sign for 'All Window Cleaning Service' on its rear window, with the address 719 E. Jefferson St. visible. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures the man smiling and interacting near the vehicle, with other cars and a Pepsi truck in the background. The scene exudes mid-century Americana with authentic film grain and color saturation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127411436

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1212 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
Date: 1954 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: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, 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 Midwest home-movie requests needing a brief street-side view of a man beside a lettered station wagon for documentary or editorial inserts.
Period detail: The rounded station wagon, painted business lettering, hat, parked cars, and color 8mm look support a mid-1950s setting in Wisconsin Dells as supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears to smile toward the camera while standing casually beside the vehicle, giving the clip an informal home-movie encounter rather than a staged commercial pose.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue-and-white station wagon, hand-painted window-cleaning sign, a man in a grey cap, passing cars, a Pepsi truck, street pavement, and film frame edges.
Film character: The clip has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, exposure variation, dust marks, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century travel, small business, family footage, or Wisconsin Dells street context.
Historical context: The scene records everyday roadside interaction around a service vehicle, with business signage and traffic offering modest social context without confirming the man's identity.
Research note: Human likeness and visible commercial signage should be reviewed separately from copyright status, and the window-cleaning business details may require identification caution.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Wisconsin Dells home movie, 8mm man beside station wagon, vintage window cleaning service car, and mid-century street footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Wisconsin Dells 1954 street footage, then broader 1950s small-business vehicle or travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wisconsin Dells 1954 home-movie frame showing a blue-and-white station wagon with painted window-cleaning service lettering on the rear side window. — Lettered rear side window of the blue-and-white station wagon, partly framed by 8mm film borders.

A repeated 1954 Wisconsin Dells view of the station wagon's side window, where the window-cleaning service lettering and address are partly readable. — Business lettering remains visible on the station wagon's rear side window in a close handheld frame.

In Wisconsin Dells in 1954, a man wearing a grey cap and dark jacket stands next to the blue-and-white station wagon as traffic passes behind him. — A man stands near the lettered station wagon, with street traffic and a truck blurred in the background.

Wisconsin Dells 1954 frame of a smiling man in a grey cap beside the blue station wagon, with passing cars and a Pepsi truck in the background. — The man smiles toward the camera beside the station wagon as mid-century traffic passes behind him.

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