Kansas-1958: Elderly Man Talking to Cameraman

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationKansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Elderly Man Talking to Cameraman — Clip Details

A man in a dark cap and light jacket smiles warmly while speaking in a dimly lit interior, likely a home or workshop. Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment of an elderly man sharing stories, possibly war memories, with a cameraman. The grainy, slightly faded color and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, personal atmosphere. The setting includes a white appliance in the background, suggesting a domestic environment. This archival footage offers authentic, unscripted moments from mid-century America.

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: 127479398

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Kansas, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Kansas home-movie requests needing a brief, candid adult speaking moment for documentary, family-history, or memory-based edits.
Period detail: The dark cap, light jacket, dim interior, white appliance, soft color, and 8mm source may show a late-1950s domestic or workshop setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears relaxed and engaged with the unseen camera operator, giving the clip the feel of an unscripted family conversation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man in a dark cap, a light jacket, a dark shirt, a doorway or wall edge, a white appliance, deep shadows, and close handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has the grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and muted color typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short interview-like insert, family-memory beat, or cutaway suggesting an elder speaking to someone behind the camera.
Historical context: The footage offers a small-scale view of mid-century domestic life, centered on an older adult filmed informally indoors rather than in a staged setting.
Research note: A visible adult face and private interior require likeness and property review; copyright status is separate from any personal or location permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Kansas 8mm home movie, elderly man talking to camera, granddad interview, family conversation, and vintage domestic interior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Kansas 1958 home movies, then related clips of elders speaking or family interiors.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older man in a dark cap and light jacket smiles near a doorway in Kansas 1958 home-movie footage. — An older man smiles while facing the camera in a shadowed interior.

Older man in a cap and light jacket faces the camera, with a white appliance visible behind him in the interior. — The man looks toward the camera as a white appliance appears in the background.

Kansas 1958 home-movie frame of an older man close to the camera, wearing a cap and light jacket in a dim room. — A close view shows the man framed tightly in the dim interior.

Older man in a dark cap appears to speak toward the camera in a shadowed Kansas home-movie interior from 1958. — The man faces forward, appearing mid-sentence in the home-movie frame.

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