Cuba-1951: A Man In A Suit And Hat Picks Oranges In A Citrus Grove

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A Man In A Suit And Hat Picks Oranges In A Citrus Grove — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored suit and fedora walks through a citrus grove in Cuba, 1951. He wears a purple and white checkered shirt and picks ripe oranges from the trees, holding one in his hand. The 8mm film captures the scene with natural sunlight and vibrant green foliage, showcasing a moment of agricultural life from the early 1950s. The footage has a nostalgic, home movie quality with authentic film grain and color saturation typical of vintage Super 8 recordings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 127707970

Rights & Clearance

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 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: Cuba 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: Useful for 1950s Cuba archive requests needing a short home-movie view of a man picking citrus in a grove for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail: The man's fedora, light suit, high-waisted trousers, checked shirt, and 8mm color stock support an early-1950s home-movie reading without identifying a specific grove.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-looking moment as a suited man walks among citrus trees, reaches into the foliage, and holds picked fruit toward the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a fedora and light suit, a purple checked shirt, dense citrus trees, ripe oranges, sunlit leaves, grass, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as authentic 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for citrus farming, travel, rural leisure, or personal visits in mid-century Cuba.
Historical context: The scene shows a dressed adult man interacting with citrus trees, offering visual context for leisure, travel, or agricultural surroundings in Cuba in 1951.
Research note: A recognizable adult may be visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, or audible music are indicated, and copyright status remains separate from clearance.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1951 Cuba 8mm citrus grove, man picking oranges, vintage home movie agriculture, fedora suit orchard footage, and mid-century Cuban travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1951 Cuba material, then citrus grove, farming, travel, or mid-century home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1951 Cuba footage, a suited man in a fedora stands in a citrus grove with an arm lifted toward the tree. — A man in a light suit reaches toward citrus branches in the grove.

In the Cuban citrus grove, the man in a light suit and checked shirt appears to hold a picked orange near the trees. — The suited man stands by the citrus tree with fruit in hand.

The man turns beside the citrus trees, gesturing with one hand while holding a picked orange in the other. — The man gestures beside the citrus foliage while holding a picked orange.

In the 1951 Cuba home-movie scene, the suited man reaches into citrus branches while holding an orange at his side. — The man reaches up into the citrus tree as he holds fruit in his other hand.

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