Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man Preparing Golf Ball For Swing

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationMiddletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Middletown Pennsylvania

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Man Preparing Golf Ball For Swing — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and brown trousers prepares for a golf swing on a sunny day in Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1975. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures him placing his ball on a tee, addressing it with his club, and taking a practice swing. He wears sunglasses and stands on a grassy field with a small house and utility poles in the background. The footage has a nostalgic, authentic home movie quality with natural color and slight film grain, evoking mid-1970s Americana.

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: 123229235

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 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: Middletown, 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 American home-movie requests needing recreational golf, amateur sport, or suburban outdoor leisure material.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, golf tee setup, small house, open grass, and utility poles support a mid-1970s residential recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears unposed as he tees up a golf ball, addresses it, practices a swing, and briefly faces the camera.
What appears in frame: A man with a golf club, a white shirt, brown trousers, sunglasses, a golf ball on a tee, grass, a small house, and utility poles are visible.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, rounded frame edges, visible grain, slight blur, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for leisure, sport, suburban life, or 1970s Americana sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents informal golf practice in an open grassy area near housing, reflecting everyday recreation rather than organized competition.
Research note: A visible adult face and nearby residential structures may require likeness and property review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s home movie golf practice, Middletown Pennsylvania recreation, man teeing golf ball, and amateur 8mm sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Middletown or 1975 material, then other home-movie golf and outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1975, a man in a white shirt and brown trousers tees up a golf ball on grass. — The man bends down to set a golf ball on a tee before swinging.

A man in a white shirt addresses a golf ball with a club on a grassy field in 1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania. — He positions himself over the ball with the club before a swing.

Seen from behind, the man raises a golf club during a practice swing on grass in Middletown, Pennsylvania, 1975. — The man follows through in a practice swing facing away from the camera.

A man wearing sunglasses holds a golf club and faces the camera on a grassy field in 1975 Middletown, Pennsylvania. — The golfer pauses with the club and looks toward the camera.

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