Late 1960s Rock Groupie Doesn’t Want To Go Home
Candid street interview with a groupie who followed rock bands across the country (United States, Late 1960s / Early 1970s).
Section: Archive
ManOnTheStreet Archive: A curated collection of existing man-on-the-street and street-interview style video footage available online. Clips are organized, tagged, and categorized for easy browsing, so you can quickly find conversations, reactions, and candid public interviews by topic, location, era, or style.
The Quickest Way to Get Into a Fight in a 1960s Australian Pub
Street and pub interviews asking Australians what topics cause pub brawls (Australia, 1960s).
The Quickest Way to Get Into a Fight in a 1960s Australian Pub — RetroFocus
RetroFocus archival footage exploring the unwritten rules and explosive triggers of the 1960s Australian pub culture (Australia, 1960s).
1960s NYC: Vox Pop Street Interviews About Brotherhood
Street interviews asking New Yorkers in the 1960s about brotherhood, tolerance, and getting along (New York City, 1960s).
Incredible Flu Remedies from 1959 — BBC Voice of the People
BBC street interviews asking people to share their home remedies for the flu (United Kingdom, 1959).
1959: What Worries the People of Sheffield? — BBC Voice of the People
BBC street interviews asking Sheffield residents what worries them most (Sheffield, England, 1959).
1950s Special Report: Central High School Students Speak Out on Integration
1957 news special report interviewing white students about the integration of their school following the Little Rock crisis (Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957).
The First Street Interviews (1950)
Some of the earliest man-on-the-street television interviews ever recorded, from 1950 (United States, 1950).
What Makes a REAL Man According to a 1950s Cabbie?
Extended interview with a 1950s cab driver philosophizing about what it means to be a real man (New York City, 1950s).
1950s Lifelong Criminal Reveals WHY He Did It
Rare street-style interview with a lifelong criminal explaining why he chose a life of crime (United States, 1950s).
1950s Parents Reveal Their Feelings About Their Baby Boomer Children
Street interviews with parents reflecting on their children’s generation and the changes coming (United States, 1950s).
What Middle-Class High School Kids Were Like In The 1950s
Street interviews with middle-class teenagers about their lives, values, and the future (United States, 1950s).