Wisconsin-1958: Men Examining Large White Sphere

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Men Examining Large White Sphere — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures two men outdoors in Wisconsin, one in a white shirt and striped tie, the other in a blue plaid shirt, examining a large white spherical object. They smile and interact with the item, which appears to be a model or prototype, possibly related to a product demonstration. The scene unfolds in a suburban backyard with a house and classic cars in the background, showcasing the era's fashion and technology. The footage features natural film grain and color fading typical of Super 8 home movies.

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: 127716700

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Wisconsin home-movie requests involving backyard product handling, informal demonstrations, adult men, and midcentury suburban leisure or business-adjacent scenes.
Period detail: Visible clues include white shirt and striped tie, blue plaid shirt, low suburban house, lawn furniture or yard equipment, and period automobiles in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the relaxed, unstaged exchange as two men smile, handle a white sphere, and appear to test or demonstrate it for the camera.
What appears in frame: The clip shows two adult men, a large white spherical object, a suburban backyard, a low house, parked cars, lawn equipment, blue sky, and visible 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm color, mild fading, grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that preserve the feel of original home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for midcentury experimentation, domestic backyards, informal demonstrations, or unidentified objects.
Historical context: The scene may reflect a midcentury mix of domestic space and informal adult tinkering or product discussion, without enough evidence to identify the object or purpose.
Research note: Faces are visible and the activity occurs near a home, so likeness and possible property context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Wisconsin 8mm backyard men with white sphere, 1950s home movie product demonstration, and midcentury men examining object.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Wisconsin backyard footage, then broader 1950s home movies showing demonstrations or adult social activity.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Wisconsin home-movie footage, two adult men stand outdoors as one raises a large white sphere near a low suburban house. — Two men in a backyard begin handling a large white spherical object.

A man in a white shirt and striped tie smiles as a second man in a blue plaid shirt reaches toward the white sphere outdoors. — The men smile while adjusting or examining the white sphere.

The two adult men face one another in the Wisconsin backyard, with the white sphere low in frame and cars visible beyond the lawn. — The men continue the backyard exchange around the spherical object.

The man in the blue plaid shirt holds the white sphere close to the smiling man in a white shirt and striped tie outdoors. — One man brings the white sphere near the other man's face during the demonstration-like moment.

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