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

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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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