Washington DC-1975: Woman Playing Mini Golf, Then Smiling

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 Washington DC

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Woman Playing Mini Golf, Then Smiling — Clip Details

A woman in a light-colored dress plays mini golf on a sunny day in Washington DC, captured on 8mm film in 1975. The grainy black and white footage shows her taking a shot, followed by a close-up of the ball rolling on the course. The scene includes a wooden bench and a fence in the background, with another person briefly visible. The handheld camera movement and film grain give the clip a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123209400

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: Washington, DC, 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: 1970s Washington, DC home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing everyday recreation, mini-golf, or leisure activity inserts.
Period detail: The light dress, simple outdoor course, bench, fence, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show mid-1970s visitor or family recreation in Washington, DC.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows an unstaged mini-golf shot and lingers on the player, preserving a casual home-movie view of a small leisure moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman with a putter, a mini-golf lane, ball, wooden bench, low fence, pavement, grass borders, and a second adult near the course.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, uneven exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief recreation insert, leisure cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a 1970s Washington, DC sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents informal public recreation rather than a named landmark or event, with adults using a small paved mini-golf course in daylight.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private interiors are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal or property clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s Washington DC mini golf, black and white 8mm home movie recreation, woman playing putt-putt, and vintage leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Washington, DC material, then broader 1970s recreation, travel, or amateur sports footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1975 Washington, DC home-movie footage, a woman in a light dress prepares a mini-golf putt on a sunny outdoor course. — A woman lines up a putt on a small outdoor mini-golf lane.

A black-and-white 8mm frame shows the mini-golf surface and ball, with a partly visible adult near the edge of the course. — The ball sits on the paved mini-golf lane as the camera follows the shot.

The camera frames the lower half of the woman with her putter and ball on the outdoor mini-golf lane in black-and-white 8mm footage. — A close view centers the putter, ball, and player's legs on the course.

An adult in dark clothing, possibly in a uniform-style cap, bends to make a mini-golf shot near a fence in Washington, DC footage. — A second adult bends over a putter for a mini-golf shot near the fence.

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