Blainsport Pennsylvania USA-1962: A Shirtless Man Digging A Hole And Fixing A Tree

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationBlainsport, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Shirtless Man Digging A Hole And Fixing A Tree — Clip Details

A shirtless man in white shorts and black socks digs a hole in a suburban backyard, carefully planting a young tree in a large pot. He uses a shovel to loosen soil and secure the sapling, surrounded by a green wheelbarrow and garden tools. The vintage 8mm footage shows a sunny day with a clear blue sky, distant houses, and power lines, capturing authentic mid-century Americana. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and edge damage, preserving the nostalgic feel of a 1962 home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121291116

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Blainsport, Pennsylvania, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s suburban home-movie footage for productions needing a domestic gardening, yard work, or mid-century Americana cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show period home-movie color, white shorts, a backyard setting, distant houses, utility poles, and overhead lines consistent with the supplied 1962 Pennsylvania metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The shirtless man appears absorbed in ordinary yard work, digging and steadying a young tree without performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless man, shovel, young tree, large pot, green wheelbarrow, backyard grass, nearby houses, and utility poles.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, soft focus, warm color fading, handheld framing, and contact-frame edge marks that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for gardening, suburban life, home ownership, or family yard-work sequences.
Historical context: The clip documents a small domestic landscaping task in a suburban outdoor setting, with built houses and utility infrastructure visible beyond the yard.
Research note: A visible adult face and residential surroundings suggest likeness and property-context review may be needed, separate from any copyright licensing questions.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1960s 8mm home movie gardening, man planting tree, suburban backyard yard work, and Pennsylvania family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Blainsport or 1962 Pennsylvania clips, then related home gardening and suburban yard-work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied 1962 Blainsport home-movie footage, a shirtless man bends over a backyard planting area near a shovel, pot, and distant houses. — A man bends over the soil while working beside a young tree and shovel in a sunny backyard.

The man continues working in the suburban yard, with a green wheelbarrow, planting pot, houses, and utility lines visible in the background. — The backyard planting scene widens to show the wheelbarrow and neighborhood beyond the yard.

A closer 8mm frame shows the shirtless man steadying the young tree trunk among leaves, with bright sky and film flare visible. — The camera moves closer as the man steadies the young tree among its leaves.

The final frame shows the man still handling the young tree, partly hidden by foliage and bright exposure flare in the home-movie frame. — Leaves and bright flare partly obscure the man as he continues positioning the tree.

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