Marl Germany-1952: Man in Pale Summer Suit Smiles by a Rustic Log Railing in a Garden

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationMarl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 · Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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What is in this clip

travel
1950s fashion
posed portrait
inn garden
leisure
postwar Europe
home movies

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Shaded inn garden with a stone wall, rustic log railing, lantern on a post and dense foliage
Time and weather: day · summer · fair, shaded
Lighting: natural daylight under tree shade, high contrast with dark background
People: 1 · An adult man with dark hair in a pale summer jacket, light grey trousers, white shirt and pale patterned tie, with a strap over his shoulder, resting a hand on a handrail and smiling at the camera.
Landmarks: Loemühle
Objects: lantern on post · rustic log railing · stone wall · metal handrail · shoulder strap · flowering shrub · striped post
Colors: dark green · white · lavender grey · terracotta · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The man stands by the stone wall and log railing, glancing to one side.
The camera reframes left as he steps slightly forward, hand on the metal rail.
A striped post enters at right and the man faces the camera.
He smiles directly into the lens as the framing settles.

Man in Pale Summer Suit Smiles by a Rustic Log Railing... — Clip Details

Loemühle, Marl, Germany, circa 1952 home movie footage of a man in a pale summer jacket, light grey trousers and patterned tie standing by a rustic log railing in the inn garden. He rests one hand on a dark metal handrail and first glances aside, then turns to the camera and smiles. Behind him stand a lantern on a post, a low stone wall and a shrub with red blossoms, with a striped post entering at right. The single handheld 8mm colour shot is softly focused, with deep green shadows.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001297

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for early-1950s European travel or men's summer fashion, giving a documentary a short personal portrait of a traveller at a German inn.
Period detail: The broad-lapelled pale jacket, wide patterned tie and high-waisted trousers may show early-1950s menswear, and the colour rendition fits aged 8mm stock of that era.
Home-movie behavior: The man starts slightly unsure, looking aside, then settles and smiles once the camera finds him, the unscripted rhythm of a family member being filmed on holiday.
What appears in frame: A smiling man in a pale suit, a dark metal handrail under his hand, a low stone wall, a rustic log railing, a lantern on a post, a shrub with red blossoms and a striped post at the edge.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain and deep crushed shadows sit against a bright suit with a blue-violet cast, giving the warm, slightly unsteady texture of handheld colour 8mm.
Edit role: Works as a character insert or memory beat within a travel sequence, or as a cutaway after an establishing shot of the inn.
Historical context: The setting is the garden of the Loemühle, a former mill in Marl long run as a restaurant and hotel, shown here as a stop on a private European holiday.
Research note: The man is identifiable and unnamed, so likeness permissions are a separate question from the film copyright; the garden belongs to a commercial inn, so property considerations may apply.
Research search match: man in white summer suit 1950s; German inn garden home movie; colour 8mm Europe trip circa 1952; Loemühle Marl footage
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the man smiling on the steamer deck and the Paris bus shot from this reel, then other Loemühle courtyard footage, then 1950s holiday portrait clips.

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Man in a pale summer suit glances aside in the Loemühle inn garden, Marl, Germany, circa 1952, beside a rustic log railing — A traveller in a pale summer suit pauses by the garden railing at the Loemühle, Marl, circa 1952.
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Early-1950s menswear on colour 8mm: a man in a white jacket and wide tie stands in a shaded German inn garden — The pale jacket, wide tie and high-waisted trousers mark early-1950s summer dress.
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Smiling man in a pale suit in the Loemühle garden, Marl, circa 1952, framed by a lantern and a red-flowering shrub — As the camera reframes, the lantern, flowering shrub and a striped post come into view.
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Man in a pale summer suit smiles at the camera at the Loemühle inn garden in Marl, Germany, on colour 8mm circa 1952 — Once the camera settles, the man smiles straight into the lens at the Loemühle garden.
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