Woman and Men Play Croquet in Sunny Garden

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Year1958
Decade1950s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Woman and Men Play Croquet in Sunny Garden — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a sunny summer day in a lush green garden in Oregon. A woman in a blue one-piece swimsuit and two men—one shirtless in red swim trunks, the other in a white shirt and suspenders—play croquet on a manicured lawn. The scene unfolds with natural, unscripted energy, showcasing classic mid-century leisure and the warm, nostalgic atmosphere of a family gathering. The footage features the characteristic grain and color palette of 8mm home movies, with vibrant greens and period-appropriate swimwear.

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: 123478037

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: 1958 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: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief summer leisure scene with adults playing croquet on a residential-style lawn.
Period detail: The swimwear, suspenders, lawn game equipment, and 8mm color stock may show mid-century American casual recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as adults casually move, watch, and prepare shots during a relaxed garden croquet game.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a blue swimsuit, a shirtless man in red trunks, an older man in suspenders, croquet mallets, balls, lawn, shrubs, and patio furniture.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and contact-print framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century summer recreation and family gathering sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual adult outdoor leisure in a manicured garden setting without enough visual evidence to identify a specific town or event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, and property questions should be assessed separately from the absence of visible logos.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm croquet, vintage summer garden, adults in swimwear on lawn, and home movie outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then with Oregon or 1958 material if documented, then with broader mid-century lawn games and summer leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950s 8mm home-movie frame of adults on a green lawn, with a woman holding a mallet and a shirtless man near croquet equipment. — A woman in a blue swimsuit stands with a croquet mallet as a shirtless man watches from the lawn.

1950s 8mm frame showing a woman in blue swimwear, an older man in suspenders, and a shirtless man in red trunks on a garden lawn. — Three adults gather near croquet balls and mallets during a summer lawn game.

Home-movie frame of adults pausing on a croquet lawn, with one man in suspenders and another in red swim trunks near garden furniture. — The croquet players pause on the lawn, with mallets, balls, and garden seating behind them.

1950s home-movie frame with a woman carrying a croquet mallet in front of two men standing on a sunny garden lawn. — A woman crosses the foreground with a mallet while two men remain near the croquet setup.

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