A man works a tyre onto a bicycle wheel on a sidewalk while a boy in a striped T-shirt looks on, circa 1958.
1958 · Illinois, United States
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Leaning into the job; fine film scratches cross the man's white shirt in this circa 1958 home movie frame — Illinois, 1958
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- Illinois, United States
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- Still 3 · 4.67s into the source clip
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Circa 1958 8mm film, likely Illinois: man leans over a bicycle wheel as a boy holding what appears to be a doll watches.
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1958 · Illinois, United States
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A boy in a striped T-shirt watches closely as the man bends over the bicycle wheel.
1958 · Illinois, United States
Still image · $49
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Illinois-1958: Man in White T-Shirt Repairs a Bicycle Tyre as Boys Look On
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
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Period detail
The man's plain white crew-neck T-shirt and jeans, the boys' horizontal-striped T-shirts and the heavy balloon-style bicycle tyre may show a late-1950s setting.
Film character
Colour 8mm with a cool blue cast, soft focus, steady grain and fine surface scratches, filmed handheld at close range, giving a worn, intimate home-movie texture.
Historical context
Casual T-shirts and jeans as everyday adult wear, and bicycles as a central part of boyhood, are common sights in American home movies of the 1950s.
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Copyright in the film itself is separate from the likeness rights of the man and the identifiable minors shown, so check releases for any face-forward use; no logos or artwork are visible.
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