Michigan-1959: Man Walking Through Home Past Wife Reading Newspaper

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Man Walking Through Home Past Wife Reading Newspaper — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: A man in a white shirt and dark hat walks through a wood-paneled living room, passing his wife who sits on a couch reading a newspaper. The warm, yellow-tinted 8mm film captures the intimate domestic scene with visible grain and vintage imperfections. A lamp with a beige shade stands beside the couch, and framed pictures hang on the walls. The man moves toward a window with blinds, his back to the camera, as the woman remains seated, absorbed in her reading. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American family life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 127713763

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Michigan home-life requests needing domestic interior footage for documentary, museum, education, or period-family context.
Period detail: The wood-paneled room, shaded table lamp, couch, venetian blinds, newspaper, dark hat, and white shirt may show mid-century American domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged home-movie value as a man walks through the living room while a seated woman continues reading a newspaper.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wood-paneled living room, couch, table lamp, newspaper, framed wall pictures, window blinds, a man in a hat, and a seated woman.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm color shifts, heavy grain, exposure variation, soft focus, frame edges, and handheld framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic-life insert, quiet transition, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century family interiors.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for private home routines and interior decor in a Michigan household identified by metadata as 1959.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed before commercial or sensitive use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1959 Michigan home movie, 1950s living room, man walking past wife reading newspaper, 8mm domestic interior, and wood-paneled home.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Michigan home interiors, then broader 1950s family and domestic-routine footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Michigan home-movie frame with strong yellow exposure showing a living room, seated woman, newspaper, lamp, and man moving past camera. — A man passes close to the camera while a woman sits in the living room with a newspaper.

1959 Michigan living room scene with a woman reading a newspaper on a couch while a man in a white shirt and dark hat stands beside her. — The woman reads on the couch as the man moves through the wood-paneled room.

1959 Michigan home interior with a man in a white shirt and dark hat walking away from the camera beside a couch and lamp. — The man walks past the seated woman and lamp toward the far side of the room.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame showing a man from behind near window blinds in a wood-paneled living room with a lamp at right. — The man reaches the window area, seen from behind near blinds and a lamp.

Visually Similar Clips