Wisconsin-1958: Man Talking By Woodpile In 1950s Home Movie

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Talking By Woodpile In 1950s Home Movie — Clip Details

WISCONSIN-1958: A man in a light-colored cap and blue work shirt stands outdoors in front of a large stack of chopped firewood, speaking to someone off-camera. The scene is shot on 8mm film, with natural sunlight casting strong shadows and highlighting the rustic setting. The man's expression is animated as he talks, and the footage captures a candid moment of rural life. The final frame shows a different man in a plaid shirt in profile, suggesting a conversation between two individuals. The film exhibits characteristic grain and color saturation of 1950s home movies.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127716522

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 1211 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: family picnic,water skiing,lake wisconsin
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
Date: 1958 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: Wisconsin, 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: 1958 Wisconsin home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for rural domestic life, casual conversation, and everyday outdoor work settings.
Period detail: The light cap, work shirt, plaid shirt, chopped firewood, and saturated 8mm color may show late-1950s rural or small-town Wisconsin surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged exchange as one man talks animatedly near a woodpile and another man appears in profile at the end.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a light-colored cap, blue work shirt, plaid shirt, stacked firewood, rough outdoor ground, strong sunlight, and deep shadow.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries dense grain, strong contrast, saturated color, slight softness, and handheld home-movie framing that emphasize its physical-film origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, conversational cutaway, rural-life texture, or memory beat between broader Wisconsin family or work scenes.
Historical context: The scene offers a small-scale view of outdoor domestic routines and informal male conversation without establishing a named town, property, or event.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, and no brands, music, children, or clear private interiors are visible.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Wisconsin 8mm home movie, man talking by woodpile, rural firewood scene, and 1950s candid outdoor conversation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1958 home movies, then broader 1950s rural work or family-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Wisconsin home-movie footage, a man in a light cap and blue work shirt stands near a large stack of chopped firewood. — A man in a cap stands in bright sunlight near a stacked woodpile.

The man in a light cap appears to speak off-camera in a sunlit Wisconsin outdoor scene with chopped firewood behind him. — The capped man turns slightly as if talking to someone nearby.

A man in a light cap and blue shirt looks down while standing close to a woodpile in the 1958 Wisconsin home-movie scene. — The man lowers his gaze in the same outdoor woodpile setting.

A second man is seen in profile, suggesting another participant in the conversation.

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