Michigan-1957: Young Man in Light Gray Suit Smiles in Suburban Neighborhood

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Michigan

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Young Man in Light Gray Suit Smiles in Suburban Neighborhood — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1957: A young man in a light gray suit and tie smiles warmly at the camera on a bright, sunny day. The vintage 8mm film captures a suburban neighborhood with leafy trees and modest homes in the background. Other individuals, including a woman in a white hat and a man in a dark jacket, appear in the scene, suggesting a casual gathering. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1950s Americana moment. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the man's cheerful expression and the relaxed outdoor atmosphere.

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: 127667559

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: 1957 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s Michigan home-movie requests needing suburban outdoor gathering footage with adults in dress clothes for documentary, education, or period lifestyle edits.
Period detail: Visible clues include midcentury suits, a small white hat, modest detached homes, large lawns, mature trees, and a brown-and-white 1950s-era car.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal posing and passing attention to the camera as people stand near a driveway during a casual outdoor gathering.
What appears in frame: The clip shows a smiling young man in a light suit, another man in a dark jacket, a woman in a white hat, a parked car, lawns, houses, trees, and utility poles.
Film character: The 8mm color scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that preserves the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short memory beat, family-gathering insert, suburban transition, or cutaway for midcentury everyday life.
Historical context: The footage appears to show middle-class suburban social life in Michigan, with people dressed formally outdoors near homes and a parked car.
Research note: Visible adult faces and residences may require likeness or property review, while copyright and scan licensing should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1957 Michigan 8mm home movie, 1950s suburban gathering, young man in suit smiling, and midcentury family driveway scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1957 suburban scenes, then broader 1950s home-movie family gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1957 Michigan home-movie footage, a young man in a light gray suit smiles near lawns, trees, and modest houses. — A young man in a light suit smiles toward the camera in a sunny suburban setting.

The man in the light suit remains near the right edge, with Michigan lawns, houses, trees, and utility poles behind him. — The suited man is partly framed at right against a quiet residential background.

A man in a dark jacket looks down in a Michigan suburban yard, with a woman in a white hat partly visible in front of him. — A man in a dark jacket and a woman in a white hat appear during the outdoor gathering.

A woman in a white hat and a man in a dark jacket stand near a brown-and-white car in the 1957 Michigan suburban scene. — Adults gather near a parked midcentury car outside homes and trees.

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