Michigan-1958: Man Wearing Plaid Shirt and Red Cap Standing Alone by White Fence

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Michigan

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Man Wearing Plaid Shirt and Red Cap Standing Alone by... — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1958: A man in a green and black plaid flannel shirt and red cap stands alone in a rural setting, smoking a cigarette near a white wooden fence. The scene captures a quiet, sun-drenched day with lush green trees and foliage in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural motion and the characteristic grain and color palette of vintage home movies from the late 1950s. The man appears contemplative, gazing into the distance as the camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127612409

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 1210 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Reel-level year note: 1956-1957-1958
Reel-level location note: michigan
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 1950s Michigan home-movie requests needing a quiet rural portrait, outdoor cutaway, or mid-century leisure/lifestyle insert.
Period detail: The plaid jacket or shirt, red cap, cigarette, white rail fence, and 8mm color stock may show late-1950s rural American casual dress and setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears unstaged or casually aware of the camera, standing and shifting near a fence while smoking in an ordinary outdoor moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lone adult man, red cap, green plaid outerwear, cigarette, white wooden fence, trees, bushes, field grass, and bright sun.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm grain, warm color, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that support a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short rural character insert, pause between family scenes, memory beat, or observational cutaway.
Historical context: The scene gives a small view of casual outdoor life in Michigan, with no visible public event, landmark, or identifiable brand context.
Research note: An identifiable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Searches this may match include 1958 Michigan home movie man by fence, 8mm rural smoking cutaway, and 1950s plaid shirt red cap footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Michigan rural exteriors, then broader 1950s outdoor home-movie character moments.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame from 1958 Michigan showing bright field grass and trees with no person clearly visible. — Bright field and trees appear at the start of the contact sheet.

Adult man in a red cap and green plaid shirt stands near a white fence in rural Michigan, 1958. — The man stands beside the white fence, with trees and bushes behind him.

Adult man in red cap and green plaid shirt faces the camera near a white fence in 1958 Michigan footage. — The man faces the camera in a sunlit rural yard or field edge.

Adult man in red cap and plaid shirt stands with hands in pockets by a white fence in 1958 Michigan. — The man pauses with hands in pockets near the fence and trees.

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