Michigan-1959: Couple Dances On Green Grass On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

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Couple Dances On Green Grass On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1959 captures a couple dancing on a sunlit lawn in Michigan. The man wears a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers, while the woman is in a light, flowing dress. They move together in a gentle waltz across the green grass, with a modest suburban house and trees visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, warm color tones, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, intimate moment of domestic life from the late 1950s.

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: 127711478

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 2228 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: howard black,
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: flint michigan
Date: 1959 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: This 1959 Michigan 8mm clip supports archival requests for midcentury domestic recreation, couples dancing, and warm home-movie memory beats in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Visible period clues include light formal-casual clothing, a lawn setting, and a modest house backdrop consistent with late-1950s home-movie material in the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged private moment as a couple dances closely on grass while the camera watches from a nearby home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult couple, green lawn, trees, a house exterior, a low fence or rail, sunlight, soft shadows, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, blue-green color shifts, visible grain, exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for courtship, marriage, leisure, family recollection, or suburban life sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows a couple sharing outdoor recreation in a residential setting, offering visual context for everyday social life and home filming in the late 1950s.
Research note: Faces and likenesses are visible, and the house exterior may require context review; copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches may include 1959 Michigan 8mm couple dancing, vintage home movie lawn dance, midcentury outdoor waltz, and 1950s family film recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Michigan home movies, then broader clips of couples, lawns, domestic leisure, or family celebrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1959 Michigan home-movie frame, an adult couple dances closely on grass with trees and a house exterior behind them. — The couple holds each other while dancing on a sunlit residential lawn.

The couple turns together on a Michigan lawn, with the man in a light shirt and the woman in a light dress near a house exterior. — A side view catches the pair mid-step as they dance across the grass.

The dancing couple briefly faces the camera in this 1959 home-movie frame, with lawn, trees, and a house visible behind them. — The pair turns toward the camera during the outdoor dance.

From behind, the man and woman continue dancing on the Michigan lawn, framed by trees and a modest house exterior. — The camera follows the couple from behind as they continue their dance.

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