Harrisburg Pennsylvania USA-1975: Family Playing A Game Of Croquet In Their Backyard

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

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Family Playing A Game Of Croquet In Their Backyard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a family playing croquet in their suburban backyard. Men in light-colored shirts and trousers are seen actively engaged in the game, with one bending to strike a ball while others observe. The setting features a grassy lawn, residential houses, and trees under bright daylight. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural film imperfections, offering an authentic slice of mid-70s Americana. This nostalgic clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or projects exploring family life and retro recreation.

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: 123201660

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: 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

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 1970s U.S. home-movie requests needing suburban family recreation or backyard leisure footage for documentary, education, or memory-sequence edits.
Period detail: The light shirts, trousers, croquet set, lawn, and residential backdrop support a mid-1970s suburban home-movie setting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Home-movie behavior: The clip shows an unstaged family croquet moment, with one man bending to take a shot while others stand nearby and watch from the lawn.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult men, croquet mallets, a ball or wicket area, grass lawn, residential houses, windows, trees, and bright outdoor daylight.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, light exposure variation, and handheld home-movie texture consistent with original physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for 1970s family life, backyard games, or everyday American leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal domestic recreation in a suburban yard, emphasizing ordinary family activity rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: People are visible and faces may be recognizable, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1975 Harrisburg home movie croquet, 1970s backyard family game, 8mm suburban recreation, and vintage lawn sport footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Harrisburg or 1975 home movies, then broader 1970s family recreation and backyard leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Harrisburg home-movie frame showing men in a suburban backyard, one bending to play croquet while another watches near a house. — A man bends to take a croquet shot while another stands on the lawn behind him.

1975 Harrisburg backyard scene with one man standing and another bending over a croquet shot beside residential houses. — One participant watches as another lines up a croquet shot in the yard.

Soft 8mm frame from 1975 Harrisburg showing a backyard croquet player bending while another man stands nearby. — A standing man looks on as the croquet player prepares or follows through on the lawn.

End or exposed portion of the 8mm scan showing pale film area, vertical scratches, and dark frame edges. — The clip ends on a pale film frame with visible scratches and dark gate edges.

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