New York USA-1964: Infield Baseball Player Catches and Throws Ground Ball

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 New York

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Infield Baseball Player Catches and Throws Ground Ball — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1964 capturing a classic baseball game in New York. The grainy, color-saturated film shows players in white uniforms on the infield, with one player catching and throwing a ground ball. The camera, likely handheld, offers a spectator's view through a dark frame, with a packed stadium of fans in the background. The scene exudes authentic mid-century Americana, with the natural film grain and slight motion blur enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121503746

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 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1964 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: New York, 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: Supports requests for 1960s New York baseball game footage, especially documentary inserts needing spectator-shot infield action from an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-1960s professional baseball setting, with white uniforms, open stadium seating, and a dense crowd visible beyond the infield.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the visitor-shot perspective, filmed from the stands through dark foreground framing as the camera follows a brief infield play.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include infield dirt, white-uniformed players, a ground ball play, packed stadium seating, railings, and dark film-gate or obstruction edges.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and saturated color that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short baseball cutaway, period sports insert, transition beat, or memory fragment within a 1960s recreation sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows baseball as a public spectator event, with players on the infield and a large crowd watching from tiered stadium seats.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no obvious logos are readable, and copyright status is separate from likeness or venue concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 New York baseball home movie, 8mm stadium crowd, infield ground ball, and vintage spectator-shot sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1964 New York baseball material, then with broader 1960s stadium and recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 New York baseball game footage showing the infield from a spectator angle, with a player at left and a crowded stand in the background. — A spectator view across the infield shows a player moving on the dirt with a packed stand beyond.

1964 New York baseball scene with an infielder fielding near a base while another player watches from the dirt and spectators sit beyond. — An infielder bends toward the ball near the base as another player stands on the dirt.

1964 New York baseball footage showing a white-uniformed player moving on the infield after a ground ball play, seen from the stands. — The camera follows the infield action as a player moves across the dirt before the crowd.

1964 New York baseball stadium view from the stands, showing seating tiers, spectators, and a raised platform or booth area. — The shot drifts toward stadium seating and an upper platform above the spectator sections.

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