Harrisburg Pennsylvania USA-1975: A Group Of Men In Ties Playing Croquet In A Backyard

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Harrisburg Pennsylvania

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A Group Of Men In Ties Playing Croquet In A Backyard — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1975 captures a group of men playing croquet in a sun-drenched backyard. Dressed in white shirts and ties, the players exhibit classic mid-century attire as they take turns swinging mallets. The grainy black-and-white footage, marked by film scratches and natural motion blur, shows one man bent over to strike a ball while others observe. The setting features a grassy lawn with trees and a house in the background, evoking a nostalgic, leisurely afternoon. This authentic archival clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-20th century American pastimes.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 123201640

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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: Harrisburg, 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: Useful for 1970s U.S. home-movie requests needing casual backyard recreation, adult social gatherings, or croquet play as documentary cutaway material.
Period detail: The white shirts, ties, slacks, backyard lawn, and 8mm home-movie framing support a 1970s domestic leisure setting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social play as men watch, bend, and take turns around a croquet shot in a relaxed backyard setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in shirts and ties, croquet mallets, a lawn, shrubbery, a house facade, a fence, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has monochrome 8mm grain, gate edges, scratches, mild blur, and uneven exposure that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, family-memory beat, recreation cutaway, or transition into scenes about leisure, suburbia, or social gatherings.
Historical context: The scene shows adult men participating in a lawn game, offering visual context for informal middle-class social recreation without asserting a specific occasion.
Research note: People are visible and likely identifiable in some frames, so likeness review is needed separately from any copyright or footage licensing questions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s 8mm home movie croquet, Harrisburg Pennsylvania backyard game, men in ties lawn game, and vintage family recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with Harrisburg or 1975 home movies, and then with broader backyard sports or family gathering clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Harrisburg 1975 home-movie footage, men in shirts and ties gather on a backyard lawn while one prepares near a croquet shot. — Men gather around a backyard croquet play as one bends toward the lawn.

A handheld 8mm frame shows a man bent over during backyard croquet, with another figure standing near the edge of the lawn. — Motion blur catches a player bending during the croquet game.

A backyard croquet moment shows a player leaning down with a mallet while an older man in a shirt and tie observes nearby. — One player lines up near the grass as another man watches from close by.

In the final frame, a man in a white shirt and dark tie watches while another player bends over the backyard croquet play. — A standing observer watches a player bend toward the croquet setup.

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