Kansas-1958: Strange Man Wearing A Pea Coat

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Strange Man Wearing A Pea Coat — Clip Details

A man in a dark cap and light-colored pea coat stands in a dimly lit industrial setting, his face partially shadowed. He wears a dark shirt and looks slightly off-camera with a subtle smile. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1958, shows natural film grain and soft focus, capturing a candid moment of a working-class man in Kansas. The scene has a nostalgic, documentary feel, with warm tones and low-light conditions suggesting an evening or indoor environment.

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: 127479414

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 record not linked for this clip
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

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 archival requests needing a brief candid portrait of an adult working-class man in a dim industrial or workshop-like setting.
Period detail: The cap, dark shirt, light coat, soft 8mm color, and plain utilitarian surroundings may show everyday late-1950s clothing and work-adjacent spaces.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears aware of the camera, shifting his gaze and expression in an informal, unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man, dark cap, light-colored coat, dark shirt, shadowed face, vertical structural edges, and a dim interior background.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, low-light exposure, visible grain, warm color cast, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short character insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century labor, travel, or family-reel atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage offers a small social glimpse of an adult man in practical clothing, without enough visual evidence to identify his occupation or exact setting.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness and contextual use should be reviewed separately from any copyright or film-source permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Kansas 8mm man in cap, vintage home movie worker portrait, and 1950s industrial interior candid footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Kansas footage, then broader 1950s candid adult or industrial-setting material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in 1958 Kansas 8mm footage wears a dark cap, dark shirt, and light coat in a dim interior setting. — A man in a cap and light coat looks slightly off-camera in low light.

The man faces forward in soft 8mm color, with his cap and light coat visible against a dark Kansas interior. — The man faces toward the camera, his features softened by shadow and grain.

In this 1958 Kansas frame, the man appears lower in the shot, his cap, dark shirt, and light coat visible in dim light. — The man shifts position, partially lowering his face in the frame.

The man leans forward in the final 1958 Kansas 8mm frame, with his light coat draped open and face partly shadowed. — The man leans toward the camera, coat open over a dark shirt.

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