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Kansas-1958: Message Announces Lack Of Trees Along The Road

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationKansas, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1958 Kansas
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Message Announces Lack Of Trees Along The Road — Clip Details

KANSAS-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie clip opens with a title card reading 'POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES.' The scene cuts to a vast, flat Kansas prairie under a pale sky, captured through the grainy, slightly faded lens of an old 8mm film. The landscape stretches endlessly, emphasizing the arid, treeless expanse. This archival footage captures the stark beauty and isolation of the American Midwest in the late 1950s, perfect for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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
127479123

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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

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Date
1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Kansas, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • message
  • announces
  • lack
  • trees
  • road
  • nature
  • kansas
  • 1958
  • 1958 Kansas footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • treeless prairie
  • American Midwest
  • 1950s home movie
  • archival footage
  • rural landscape
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage film
  • historic footage
  • prairie landscape
  • 1950s Americana
  • nostalgic clip
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • old film
  • 8mm footage
  • vintage home movie
  • 1958 film
  • rural America

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s Kansas home-movie footage for editors needing a brief road-trip insert that contrasts a humorous title card with open prairie landscape.

Still Frames From This Clip

Title card reading “POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES.”

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