Idaho USA-1955: Man Throwing Ball as Car Drives Past

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Throwing Ball as Car Drives Past — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Idaho, USA, in 1955, showing a man in a dark shirt and pants standing in a grassy park, throwing a ball. A classic red and white sedan drives past on the road behind him, framed by large leafy trees. The scene is captured through a dark vignette, characteristic of old film, with natural daylight and a slightly soft focus. The clip ends with motion blur, suggesting camera movement or a quick pan, preserving the authentic feel of a personal family recording from the mid-20th century.

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: 122629319

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1955 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: Idaho, 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves 1950s Americana documentary requests needing candid leisure footage with incidental period automotive detail from the mid-20th century American West.
Period detail: A two-tone sedan consistent with mid-1950s American styling is visible on the road; casual dark clothing on the male subject and the open park setting support the stated 1955 Idaho date.
Home-movie behavior: The subject is filmed at a relaxed distance in mid-throw, suggesting an informal family outing rather than a staged performance for the camera.
What appears in frame: Grassy park lawn, large mature deciduous trees, a man in dark shirt and pants, a mid-century sedan on a road, distant low-profile buildings, natural summer daylight, and dark 8mm vignette borders.
Film character: Characteristic 8mm edge vignetting frames the image; soft consumer-lens focus and handheld motion blur in later frames reinforce the period authenticity of this personal home-movie record.
Edit role: Functions as a period-establishing leisure cutaway or memory insert in 1950s Americana sequences; the passing sedan provides incidental automotive context without requiring a dedicated vehicle shot.
Historical context: Casual outdoor ball-play in a public park reflects mid-century American recreational culture; the visible period automobile may assist costume and prop researchers in narrowing the production year.
Research note: At least one adult face is visible and identifiable at edit resolution; standard unverified likeness considerations apply — consult a clearance specialist before broadcast or commercial release.
Research search match: 1950s Idaho home movie park leisure, mid-century outdoor recreation USA, vintage American sedan street 8mm, candid family outing 1955.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent clips from the same reel or Idaho 1955 home-movie batch; then with other 1950s American park or outdoor leisure footage; then with mid-century roadside automotive material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man in dark shirt and pants stands on a grassy park lawn, likely Idaho circa 1955; a period two-tone sedan passes on the road behind him beneath mature deciduous trees. — Man on park lawn with passing sedan, c. 1955.

Man in dark clothing stands on grassy lawn in a 1950s American park; a mid-century sedan is visible on the road to the right beneath a canopy of mature trees. — Man and passing sedan under park trees, c. 1955.

Park scene with moving figure and background building, c. 1955.

Man in an active throwing or catching stance on grassy park lawn, consistent with the ball-throwing described in metadata; mature trees dominate the upper frame with a distant structure behind. — Man in mid-throw on park lawn, c. 1955.

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