Oahu Hawaii USA-1959: Polo Match with Players in White and Yellow

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationOahu, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Hawaii

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Polo Match with Players in White and Yellow — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Oahu, Hawaii, USA, in 1959, showing a polo match on a grassy field. Players in white and yellow uniforms ride horses, wielding long mallets as they compete under a cloudy sky. Lush green trees and distant mountains frame the scene, with spectators visible behind a low wall. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century leisure and sport.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121072088

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1873 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: 1,March
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: hawaii
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Oahu, Hawaii, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1950s Hawaii leisure-sport footage, especially documentary or educational edits about polo, recreation, tourism, or mid-century outdoor life.
Period detail: The riders' uniforms, open grass field, low spectator wall, and 8mm color stock may show a late-1950s visitor-recorded sporting event on Oahu.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a casual spectator viewpoint, following distant riders as a polo play develops across the field rather than presenting a staged sports broadcast angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted polo players, long mallets, white and yellow uniforms, a grassy field, a low wall, parked cars or spectators, trees, clouds, and mountains.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, gate edges, and motion blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century sport, Hawaii recreation, equestrian culture, or travel footage.
Historical context: The scene documents a public outdoor polo match as leisure activity, with riders competing while spectators and the Oahu landscape remain in the background.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, event permissions, and any location or property considerations should be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1959 Oahu 8mm polo match, Hawaii horseback sport home movie, mid-century equestrian recreation, and vintage polo players with mallets.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Oahu footage, then related Hawaii leisure, outdoor sport, horseback riding, or polo material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Oahu home-movie frame showing distant polo players on horseback moving across a grassy field under a cloudy sky. — Polo players ride across the field with mountains and trees in the background.

Distant mounted polo players in white and yellow uniforms ride across an Oahu field, with trees and mountains beyond. — Players on horseback continue play near the far side of the polo field.

1959 Oahu polo match frame with several riders grouped in play, their mallets visible against the open grass field. — A small group of riders gathers around the play during the match.

Final Oahu polo frame showing riders moving to the right side of the grassy field, with a pale horse, trees, and clouds visible. — Riders continue across the field as the play moves toward the right edge of frame.

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