Nebraska-1958: Group Of Men Working On Roof With TV Antenna

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Nebraska

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Group Of Men Working On Roof With TV Antenna — Clip Details

NEBRASKA-1958: A group of men work on a residential roof under a clear blue sky, captured on vintage 8mm film. One man stands near a prominent outdoor TV antenna, while others are bent over, installing or repairing shingles. The footage shows the silhouettes of the workers against the bright sky, with visible film grain and color shifts typical of 1950s home movies. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American home maintenance and technology.

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: 127611279

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: 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 (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: Nebraska, 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 requests needing 1950s Nebraska home-movie footage of residential roof work, outdoor television antenna installation, or mid-century household maintenance for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The roofline, men’s work clothes, and large rooftop TV antenna may show late-1950s domestic technology and do-it-yourself home repair in a residential setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of several men balancing and working on a sloped roof while the camera watches from below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sloped house roof, three or more men, roofing material, a rooftop TV antenna, a bright blue sky, and deep silhouettes from backlighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated blue sky, visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and exposure contrast that leave the workers partly silhouetted.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway or memory beat for television adoption, home repair, neighborhood labor, or everyday postwar domestic life.
Historical context: The clip places outdoor antenna hardware and hands-on roof work within a residential home-movie view, without confirming the exact repair task beyond visible roofing activity.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and any property permissions should be assessed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Nebraska 8mm home movie roof workers, men installing rooftop TV antenna, and vintage residential maintenance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Nebraska 1958 home exteriors, then broader 1950s home repair or television antenna material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Nebraska home-movie frame showing men working on a residential roof beside a large outdoor TV antenna. — Men work on a sloped roof near a rooftop television antenna.

Men on a Nebraska residential roof in 1958, with one figure standing and others bent over near roofing material and an antenna. — Workers shift positions along the roof beneath a large antenna.

Backlit 1958 Nebraska roof-work scene with men crouching and leaning on a sloped residential roof near an antenna. — The group continues working on the roof surface in strong backlight.

Late-1950s Nebraska home-movie frame with silhouetted men on a residential roof, one gesturing while others handle roofing material. — A silhouetted figure gestures as the roof work continues.

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