Michigan-1959: Blue Sedan Driving on Suburban Street

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

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Blue Sedan Driving on Suburban Street — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1959 captures a classic dark blue sedan driving along a quiet suburban street in Michigan. The car, a stylish mid-century American model with chrome trim and whitewall tires, moves smoothly past leafy trees and a wooden fence. A red mailbox on a post is visible in the foreground, partially framing the shot. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of 8mm film, with bright sunlight creating lens flares on the car's polished surface. The scene evokes a nostalgic, everyday moment from the late 1950s, showcasing classic automotive design and suburban life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127712310

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 suburban life requests needing a brief home-movie view of a mid-century sedan passing a residential street.
Period detail: The rounded dark sedan, chrome trim, whitewall tires, roadside mailbox, and quiet tree-lined street support a late-1950s suburban setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a family camera catching an everyday car arrival or drive-by from a fixed roadside or yard position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark blue sedan, chrome bumper, whitewall tires, red mailbox post, trees, a paved street, grass, and nearby houses.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, visible grain, slight softness, handheld framing, and bright sun glints across the car body.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century mobility, family travel, or suburban neighborhood atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary residential street life and automobile presence in postwar-era Michigan without showing a public event or named landmark.
Research note: Faces appear briefly inside the vehicle, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and property-rights assessment.
Research search match: Search matches include 1959 Michigan home movie car, 1950s suburban street, dark blue sedan drive-by, 8mm family footage, and mid-century automobile.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Michigan footage, then broader 1950s suburban streets or classic car material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A dark blue mid-century sedan drives along a Michigan residential street in 1959, partly framed by a red mailbox post. — The sedan enters the frame beside a roadside mailbox and shaded trees.

The blue sedan continues past a red mailbox on a quiet Michigan suburban street, with houses and trees in the background. — The car passes the mailbox, showing its rounded side profile and chrome trim.

A 1959 home-movie frame shows the blue sedan nearer the camera, partly obscured by the mailbox post on a Michigan street. — The mailbox post briefly blocks part of the sedan as it rolls by.

The sedan fills more of the frame, with a visible occupant through the side window and bright sunlight reflecting from the paint. — The passing car is closest to the camera, with a face visible inside the side window.

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