Wisconsin-1958: Family Gathering in Backyard with Firewood

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Family Gathering in Backyard with Firewood — Clip Details

WISCONSIN-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a sunny day in a suburban backyard, where a group of adults gather for a casual outdoor party. Men in plaid shirts and caps mingle near a large stack of firewood, while women in dresses and cardigans converse on the lawn. The scene unfolds in front of a brick ranch-style house with a green lawn, showcasing authentic mid-century American family life. The footage features natural film grain, slightly faded colors, and the characteristic framing of a home movie, offering a nostalgic glimpse into 1950s domestic gatherings.

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: 127716643

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: Supports requests for 1950s Wisconsin home-movie footage of casual suburban family gatherings for documentary, museum, educational, or editorial use.
Period detail: Visible clues include mid-century ranch-style housing, lawn chairs, plaid shirts, caps, dresses, and a backyard firewood stack that align with the supplied 1958 context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged adult conversation and milling around at a backyard gathering, filmed from a casual family-camera distance.
What appears in frame: Adults gather on a green lawn near simple chairs, a brick house, a stacked pile of cut firewood, a corrugated shed or fence, and bright daylight.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, mild fading, and exposure shifts that give the scene authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for mid-century domestic life and family social gatherings.
Historical context: The scene shows a small informal backyard gathering in postwar suburban surroundings without supporting claims about a specific event or family identity.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed; copyright and any property or personal releases should be checked separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Wisconsin home movie, 1950s backyard party, suburban family gathering, adults on lawn, and 8mm domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family scenes, then Wisconsin 1958 domestic footage, then broader 1950s backyard party or suburban home-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Wisconsin home-movie frame of adults standing and sitting in a sunny backyard near a brick ranch house and stacked firewood. — Adults gather on the lawn beside chairs and a firewood pile.

1958 Wisconsin backyard scene with men in casual shirts near a large firewood stack and brick suburban house. — Men stand and talk near the stacked firewood in the backyard.

1958 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing adults beside a corrugated shed or fence, lawn chairs, and a backyard woodpile. — Adults cluster near the shed or fence and the woodpile.

1958 Wisconsin backyard footage with adults viewed from behind near stacked firewood, a corrugated structure, and a brick home. — Adults stand with their backs to the camera near the firewood stack.

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