A man in a white T-shirt pauses in the front yard before digging, with a parked sedan across the street.
1959 · United States
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Both workers keep at the dirt as the camera drifts toward the pile on the right, 1959
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- 1959
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- United States
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- Still 4 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Worker in a grey shirt and a man in a white T-shirt dig a suburban yard in the United States, circa 1959, tract houses behind.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
United States-1959: Man in White T-Shirt Shovelling Dirt in a Suburban Front Yard
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
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Period detail
A dark mid-1950s sedan with chrome trim and whitewall tyres, plain white T-shirts and small postwar tract houses place the scene in the late 1950s.
Film character
Soft-focus handheld 8mm with visible grain, saturated blue sky, dense shadows and a slight drift to the right.
Historical context
The closely spaced small houses and street parking show an ordinary postwar American tract neighbourhood where residents did yard work by hand.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from likeness and property; three unidentified people and private homes are visible, though soft focus limits recognition.
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