Catskill New York-1957: Man Wearing Brown Pants Holds Garden Rake On A Sunny Day

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Catskill New York

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Man Wearing Brown Pants Holds Garden Rake On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

A shirtless man in dark pants holds a garden rake near a vintage Chevrolet in a sun-drenched backyard, captured on 8mm film in 1957. The scene shifts to show another man in a white shirt sitting on a porch, smiling as the first man walks across the lawn. The footage, shot in Catskill, New York, features natural sunlight, classic mid-century clothing, and the warm, grainy aesthetic of a home movie. The setting includes a green lawn, trees, and a clothesline, evoking a nostalgic 1950s American summer day.

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: 123446835

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: Yes
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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: Catskill, 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 1950s Catskill, New York home-movie footage for edits needing everyday backyard leisure, yard work, and informal family or social life.
Period detail: Visible clues include dark high-waisted trousers, a short-sleeve white shirt, a vintage rounded automobile, lawn chairs, and color 8mm home-movie handling.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the relaxed, unstaged porch and lawn interaction, with one man working or posing with a rake while another smiles toward the camera.
What appears in frame: The clip shows a shirtless man with a garden rake, seated men on a porch or patio, a green lawn, trees, outdoor chairs, a clothesline, and a parked vintage car.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, domestic-life cutaway, summer-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about 1950s family routines.
Historical context: The scene documents casual outdoor life in a private or semi-private yard setting, with adult men gathered in warm-weather clothing and informal posture.
Research note: Adults' faces are visible and a vintage car may be identifiable, so likeness and possible brand review remain separate from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches may include 1950s Catskill New York backyard home movie, 8mm men on lawn, shirtless man with rake, vintage car yard scene, and summer family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1957 Catskill material, then with other mid-century backyard, porch, lawn, or summer leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Catskill home-movie frame showing a shirtless man in dark pants holding a rake near a wall and vintage car. — A shirtless man stands with a garden rake beside a parked car in a sunny yard.

1957 Catskill home-movie frame with a seated man in a white shirt looking toward the camera beside a green lawn. — A seated man in a white shirt turns toward the camera from the shaded porch area.

1957 Catskill frame showing a shirtless man from behind as seated men remain near the porch and lawn. — The shirtless man passes in front of seated men in the shaded edge of the yard.

1957 Catskill home-movie frame with a shirtless man holding a rake on the lawn near seated men and trees. — A man with a rake moves across the lawn while seated men remain near the porch.

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