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Nebraska-1958: Two Men Replacing Roofing Shingles On A House

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

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Two Men Replacing Roofing Shingles On A House — Clip Details

NEBRASKA-1958: Two men work on a house roof, installing shingles under a pale sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the silhouettes of the workers in period-appropriate clothing—hats and long sleeves—against the dark roofline. One man bends to lay shingles while the other sits, possibly preparing materials. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus reflect authentic 1950s home movie quality. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century manual labor and suburban life, ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed content, or editorial projects exploring American domestic history.

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
127611320

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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Topics & Keywords

  • working men
  • shingles
  • roof
  • hard work
  • men
  • replacing
  • roofing
  • house
  • people
  • nebraska
  • 1958
  • 1958 Nebraska roof repair
  • vintage 8mm roofing footage
  • men installing shingles
  • 1950s home improvement
  • classic American labor
  • retro home movie
  • archival roofing clip
  • 8mm film shingles
  • old house renovation
  • manual labor 1950s
  • vintage home maintenance
  • nostalgic construction footage
  • 1950s Americana
  • old film roof work
  • 8mm home movie
  • historical home footage
  • vintage documentary
  • retro construction
  • 1958 home life
  • vintage roofing project

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s Nebraska home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for domestic maintenance, manual labor, and mid-century residential life.
Period detail
The hats, long sleeves, dark roofline, and 8mm color stock may show late-1950s home repair activity in a residential setting.
Home-movie behavior
The workers appear unstaged as one bends over roofing materials while the other sits near the ridge, suggesting practical household labor filmed from a distance.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two men on a pitched roof, roof shingles, a house gable, siding, a window, a pale sky, and contact-print frame borders.
Film character
The clip has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, and slight exposure variation consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, labor insert, or memory beat for mid-century home repair and neighborhood life.
Historical context
The footage shows hands-on residential upkeep, with two adult men working without modern visible safety equipment in the frames.
Research note
People are visible but faces are indistinct; review likeness, copyright, and any property-identification concerns separately before publication.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1958 Nebraska home movie, 8mm roof repair, two men replacing shingles, and mid-century house maintenance.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with the same reel, then with other Nebraska 1958 footage, then with related scenes of home repair, labor, and suburban domestic life.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Nebraska 8mm frame showing two men working on a house roof under a pale sky.
Two men work along the roofline of a house, with one bending over roofing material.
Two adult men appear on a Nebraska house roof during shingle work in a soft 8mm frame.
A worker bends over a roofing area while another man sits near the roof peak.
1958 home-movie frame of two men continuing roof repair on a Nebraska house exterior.
The two men continue working on the roof, silhouetted against the sky.
Nebraska 1958 8mm still showing two men on a residential roof during shingle replacement.
One man stands on the roof while the other remains seated near the ridge line.

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