South Dakota-1954: Man in Cowboy Hat and Plaid Shirt Standing Beside Parked Car

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 South Dakota

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Man in Cowboy Hat and Plaid Shirt Standing Beside Parked Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white cowboy hat and a red-and-white plaid shirt standing beside a parked car in South Dakota. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and film wear, with a brief moment of clear imagery showing the man and a partially visible companion. The scene evokes mid-century Americana, with warm, faded colors and a nostalgic, candid feel typical of personal family recordings from the era.

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: 127607778

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

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: 1954 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: South Dakota, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s South Dakota home-movie requests needing a brief Americana cutaway of a man in Western dress beside a parked car.
Period detail: The white cowboy hat, plaid Western shirt, and mid-century car may show casual regional dress and travel culture in the 1950s.
Home-movie behavior: The man stands casually for the camera beside a car, giving the clip an unstaged family-record perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white cowboy hat, plaid shirt, parked car, partial companion, street or lot setting, and heavy contact-sheet film wear.
Film character: The footage has 8mm texture with soft focus, faded color, visible scratches, dust, and uneven exposure across the brief shot.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick memory beat, regional travel insert, or transition into mid-century Western-themed family footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects a personal snapshot of casual public or roadside life, with Western clothing and automobile travel visible but no identifiable event shown.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and identification review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s South Dakota home movie, man in cowboy hat beside car, vintage 8mm Western dress, and mid-century travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1954 South Dakota material, then related home movies showing cars, Western dress, or roadside travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

A heavily worn 8mm frame from the clip shows pale exposure, dust, scratches, and dark film borders with no clear subject visible. — Scratched, pale film frame before the clearer subject appears.

In 1954 South Dakota footage, a man in a white cowboy hat and plaid shirt stands beside a parked car with another person partly visible. — Man in Western-style hat and plaid shirt beside a parked car.

A pale, scratched 8mm frame shows film wear and dark borders, with no distinct people or setting details visible. — Worn film frame with scratches and little visible subject detail.

A very faded 1954 South Dakota frame shows partial sign text and indistinct shapes, with details obscured by exposure and film wear. — Faded final frame with partial lettering and obscured detail.

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