New York USA-1959: Three Friends Relaxing And Laughing On Lawn

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Three Friends Relaxing And Laughing On Lawn — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1959: Three friends relax on a grassy lawn in this vintage 8mm home movie. A woman in a light-colored dress lounges on a checkered lawn chair, smiling and gesturing. A shirtless man in swim trunks sits nearby, while another woman in a patterned dress joins them, engaging in conversation. The footage captures candid moments of summer leisure, with natural light and the characteristic grain of 1950s Super 8 film. The scene evokes a sense of carefree nostalgia and familial connection.

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: 123044316

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
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: 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing candid adult leisure, summer lawn relaxation, or informal friendship and family-social footage.
Period detail: The lawn chairs, swim trunks, light dresses, and soft 8mm color may show late-1950s suburban or resort-style leisure clothing and outdoor seating.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged interaction as adults sit, recline, gesture, and laugh while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grassy lawn, striped and checkered folding chairs, a reclining woman, a shirtless seated man, another seated woman, summer clothing, and soft sunlight.
Film character: The clip carries a home-scanned 8mm look with visible grain, muted color, soft focus, gate edges, exposure variation, and slight frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, summer leisure insert, friendship cutaway, or transition into mid-century family recreation material.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects informal adult outdoor leisure in a private or semi-private lawn setting, without identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos, minors, or clear private-property identifiers are evident in these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 New York 8mm home movie, three adults on lawn, vintage summer relaxation, friends laughing outdoors, and mid-century lawn chairs.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1959 clips, then related themes of summer leisure, picnics, friends, and family gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a woman reclining on a lawn chair and a shirtless man seated nearby on grass. — A woman lounges on a checkered chair while a man sits beside her on the lawn.

1959 New York frame of a shirtless man in swim trunks sitting in a folding lawn chair on grass. — A shirtless man sits in a folding chair during a casual outdoor gathering.

1959 New York home-movie frame with a woman in a light dress seated near a shirtless man on a lawn. — A woman in a light dress turns toward a seated man during the lawn gathering.

1959 New York frame showing two adults on folding lawn chairs, including a shirtless man in swim trunks. — Two adults sit side by side on lawn chairs in a soft, faded 8mm frame.

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