Michigan-1959: Elderly Man Walking with Cane

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

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Elderly Man Walking with Cane — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: An elderly man in a dark suit, white shirt, tie, and fedora walks steadily down a gravel path toward the camera, using a cane for support. The scene is framed by dark foliage on the sides, with a rustic wooden fence and a house visible in the background under a bright sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural color shifts and grain, capturing a quiet, nostalgic moment of everyday life in the late 1950s.

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: 127711756

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 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: Useful for 1950s Michigan archival requests needing an elderly man walking outdoors with a cane in quiet home-movie footage.
Period detail: The dark suit, tie, fedora, cane, gravel path, rustic fence, and modest house may show late-1950s everyday dress and residential surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged approach toward the camera, with the man walking steadily as a home-movie subject rather than performing for a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elderly man, cane, dark suit, fedora, gravel path, wooden fence, leafy trees, and a small house in the background.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, high-contrast shadows, color shift, and slight handheld framing that support its physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, memory beat, or transition for aging, family history, rural residential life, or late-1950s everyday movement.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for dressed everyday outdoor movement in a Michigan home-movie setting without supporting a specific event or institution.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any property context should be checked separately before reuse.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Michigan home movie elderly man with cane, 8mm man walking outdoors, and vintage dressed man on gravel path.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1959 footage, then broader themes of elderly relatives, walking, and residential home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Michigan home-movie footage, an elderly man in a dark suit, tie, and fedora walks toward the camera with a cane. — An elderly man approaches along a gravel path, using a cane.

The elderly man continues toward the camera on a tree-lined gravel path, with a fence and house visible behind him. — The man continues walking forward through the shaded outdoor setting.

The man in a dark suit and fedora is closer to the camera, partly shaded by foliage as he walks with his cane. — Closer view of the suited man walking with a cane.

Near the end of the shot, the elderly man approaches in silhouette against a bright Michigan outdoor background. — The man reaches the foreground of the path in strong contrast and shade.

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