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1959: Community Street Cleaning Event

1959: Community Street Cleaning Event

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  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationIowa, United States
  • Duration27s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1959 Iowa

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Community Street Cleaning Event — Clip Details

1959: Public cleaning street IOWA — vintage 8mm home movie footage capturing a community-wide street cleaning event in a small Iowa town. Residents of all ages, including boys, girls, and adults in uniforms, work together to mop sidewalks, carry buckets, and clean public spaces. The scene reflects mid-century civic pride and community unity, with wet floors, cleaning supplies, and neighborhood fences visible. Filmed on 8mm film, this archival clip offers authentic 1950s Americana, showcasing everyday life and public service in a nostalgic, historic setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
27s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
72521197

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1959
Reel-level location note
iowa
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
Iowa, 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

  • public
  • cleaning
  • street
  • awareness
  • cable
  • mop
  • wet floor
  • water
  • basket
  • bucket
  • boys
  • girls
  • men
  • women
  • fences
  • unity
  • uniform
  • scout
  • people
  • iowa
  • 1959
  • 1959 public cleaning
  • Iowa street cleaning
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1950s community event
  • home movie footage
  • public service 1959
  • mid-century America
  • civic pride
  • wet floor cleaning
  • bucket and mop
  • neighborhood cleanup
  • 1950s family
  • 8mm archival footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • small town Iowa
  • community unity
  • retro cleaning scene
  • historic public event
  • 1950s nostalgia
  • vintage Americana

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