Partially obscured residential exterior with shrubs and a roofline visible through faded film.
1956 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Residential storm aftermath with distant houses, bare trees, a small shed, and scattered debris — Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1956
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- 1956
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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1956 Grand Rapids home-movie view of distant residential buildings, bare trees, a small shed, and scattered debris after storm damage.
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1956 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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1956 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1956: Storm Aftermath With Broken Windows And Debris
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1956 Grand Rapids Michigan.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1210
Reel label: bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Year note: 1956-1957-1958
Location note: michigan
Period detail
The frame details may show mid-century residential siding, modest detached homes, small outbuildings, and yard debris consistent with the supplied 1956 Grand Rapids metadata.
Film character
The 8mm image has soft focus, faded color, exposure variation, frame scratches, and handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The footage visually places severe-weather aftermath within an ordinary residential setting, emphasizing domestic structures rather than official response or public spectacle.
Research note
No people or logos are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any property-related use should still be reviewed for the intended production.
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