Kansas-1958: Black Mural With Colorful Words

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationKansas, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Black Mural With Colorful Words — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie clip features a colorful title card with the text 'THE BOYS FOUND A MORE COMFORTABLE PLACE TO PROMOTE REGULARITY!' in playful, multi-colored letters. The retro typography, set against a dark background with small stars and musical notes, evokes mid-century Americana and nostalgic advertising. The film shows natural grain and slight color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies, capturing a whimsical, vintage commercial aesthetic.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127479629

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: Yes

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 (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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1958 Kansas 8mm clip suits documentary or museum edits needing a mid-century title-card insert with playful typography and home-movie texture.
Period detail: The visible clues are a dark hand-lettered display, multicolored block letters, small star marks, and musical-note graphics that may show a 1950s classroom, club, or home-made title-card style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the amateur filming of a static sign, preserving a casual home-movie record of a humorous written message rather than a staged performance with people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black background, curved white lettering, orange and blue letters, an exclamation mark, small stars, musical notes, soft frame edges, and film gate borders.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, mild color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability that give the title card physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, comic transition, chapter card, or memory beat for mid-century domestic, school, or local-community storytelling.
Historical context: The phrasing and handmade visual treatment suggest a light mid-century vernacular sign, but the frames do not identify the maker, venue, or purpose.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private property are visible, but the audible music flag and any underlying text or artwork rights should be reviewed separately from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1958 Kansas 8mm title card, colorful vintage lettering, mid-century home movie sign, black mural with words, and humorous regularity title.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1958 Kansas material, and finally with clips showing handmade signs, retro lettering, or humorous home-movie title cards.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Kansas 8mm frame showing a dark handmade title card with multicolored text, small stars, and musical-note marks. — A colorful title card reads, “THE BOYS FOUND A MORE COMFORTABLE PLACE TO PROMOTE REGULARITY!”

1958 Kansas home-movie frame of the same playful title card, with orange, blue, purple, and white letters on black. — The title card remains centered, with arched lettering and small decorative stars near the edges.

1958 Kansas 8mm still with the humorous regularity message filmed slightly soft and framed by dark film borders. — The lower frame repeats the message with soft focus, visible grain, and dark borders around the title card.

Final 1958 Kansas frame showing the static dark title card with playful multicolored lettering and decorative symbols. — The last frame holds on the same handmade-style title card and its colorful, arched wording.

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