Lynbrook New York-1971: Man Playing Carom Billiards in Backyard

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLynbrook, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 New York

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Man Playing Carom Billiards in Backyard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a quiet suburban scene in Lynbrook, New York. The footage begins with a view of a winding gravel path through a lush green lawn bordered by trees, then pans to reveal a man in a light blue polo shirt and dark shorts playing carom billiards on a small outdoor table. He moves with focus, leaning over the table as he takes a shot, with a lamppost and dense foliage in the background. The film exhibits natural grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic color palette of 1970s home movies, evoking a nostalgic, everyday moment from the era.

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: 123547571

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: Lynbrook, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s suburban home-movie requests needing quiet backyard recreation, lawn views, or an everyday male leisure moment for documentary or educational editing.
Period detail: The light polo shirt, short athletic shorts, patio setting, and 8mm color palette support an early 1970s home-movie reading in Lynbrook, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged domestic moment as the camera moves from lawn and path to a man concentrating on a small outdoor carom billiards table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green lawn, curving gravel path, trees, patio paving, lamppost, small billiards table, and a man in a blue shirt and dark shorts.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, and muted green-blue color give the scanned 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for suburban leisure, family-reel atmosphere, or low-key 1970s recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows a private-feeling suburban yard scene and suggests ordinary outdoor leisure without supporting broader claims about Lynbrook or the period.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness require review, while no logos or audible music are indicated; copyright and likeness permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 8mm Lynbrook backyard footage, 1970s suburban lawn home movie, outdoor carom billiards, and vintage family recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lynbrook or 1971 suburban scenes, then broader 1970s backyard leisure and home-movie recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Lynbrook home-movie frame showing a green lawn, curving gravel path, shrubs, trees, and distant horizon. — A soft 8mm view across a lawn and winding path before the backyard activity appears.

A man in a blue shirt and dark shorts stands by a small outdoor carom billiards table in a Lynbrook yard. — The camera pans to a backyard patio where the man stands beside the small table.

In the 1971 Lynbrook yard scene, the man looks down near the small billiards table with a lamppost and dense trees behind him. — The man pauses near the table, framed by a lamppost and green foliage.

The man in a blue shirt stands near the outdoor table in Lynbrook, with a lamppost, lawn, and wooded backdrop visible. — A closer view shows the man handling objects near the outdoor carom billiards table.

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