Michigan-1959: A Man In A Red Shirt Works With His Wife

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

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A Man In A Red Shirt Works With His Wife — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1959 captures a man in a red patterned shirt and glasses standing beside his wife in a blue top with a silver collar. They are in a mid-century American home, smiling and interacting near a doorway with bird-patterned wallpaper and white cabinets. The footage shows natural movement and slight camera shake, with warm, slightly faded colors typical of Super 8 film. The couple appears relaxed and happy, offering a nostalgic glimpse into domestic life in Michigan during the late 1950s.

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: 127713528

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: This clip supports 1950s Michigan domestic-life requests for documentary inserts, family-memory sequences, or mid-century home-interior context.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century interior details including bird-patterned wallpaper, white cabinets, venetian blinds, dark curtains, eyeglasses, and a bright patterned shirt.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged interaction as adults smile, move through a doorway, and work casually inside a private home.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a red patterned shirt, a woman in a blue top, a doorway, white cabinets, bird-patterned wallpaper, venetian blinds, and dark curtains.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief domestic cutaway, transition, or memory beat between broader scenes of family life or mid-century interiors.
Historical context: The clip may show ordinary late-1950s household life through clothing, interior decor, and relaxed movement inside a Michigan private residence.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1959 Michigan home movie, 8mm domestic interior, mid-century couple indoors, and vintage family home footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Michigan interiors, then broader 1950s home-life or family-gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1959 Michigan home-movie frame, a woman in a blue top smiles near a doorway with bird-patterned wallpaper and a man partly visible behind her. — A woman smiles near a doorway while another adult stands partly hidden behind the wall.

A man in glasses and a red patterned shirt stands near white cabinets inside a Michigan home, with another person partly visible at the edge. — A man in a red patterned shirt stands near white cabinets in a domestic interior.

The man in the red patterned shirt turns to the side in a 1959 Michigan interior with venetian blinds, dark curtains, and bird-patterned wallpaper. — The man turns near a window with venetian blinds and patterned wallpaper.

A man in glasses moves across a private Michigan home interior, with venetian blinds, dark curtains, patterned wallpaper, and a partial figure nearby. — The man moves across the room as another person appears partially in the foreground.

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