Ontario Canada-1958: Woman Playing Tennis On Grass Court

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Ontario Canada

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Woman Playing Tennis On Grass Court — Clip Details

A woman in a white tennis outfit and sunglasses plays tennis on a grass court in Ontario, Canada, in 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her in motion—swinging her racket, lunging for the ball, and moving across the court under natural light. The grainy, slightly faded quality and color shifts are characteristic of vintage home movie footage. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century leisure and sports, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123612397

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

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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: Ontario, Canada 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Canadian leisure, amateur sport, and home-movie inserts showing a woman playing tennis on a grass court.
Period detail: The white tennis outfit, sunglasses, racket, and grass court may show mid-century recreational sport style in Ontario in 1958.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal, unstaged home-movie view of a woman moving, swinging, and lunging during casual tennis play.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in white tennis clothing, sunglasses, a racket, grass court surface, dark background, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief sports insert, recreation cutaway, summer-memory beat, or transition within a 1950s leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows tennis as a personal leisure activity, with the camera focused on movement rather than formal competition or spectators.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Ontario home movie tennis, 8mm woman playing tennis, 1950s grass court recreation, and vintage Canadian sport footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Ontario 1958 leisure scenes, then broader 1950s tennis and outdoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Ontario home-movie footage, a woman in white tennis clothing and sunglasses bends forward holding a racket on grass. — Woman bends with her tennis racket during play on a grass court.

The woman leans forward during tennis play on a grass court in Ontario, Canada, captured on 8mm film in 1958. — Tennis player moves across the grass court during a casual point.

A woman in white tennis clothing raises her racket, seen in soft 8mm color on an Ontario grass court in 1958. — Woman raises her racket while preparing for a tennis stroke.

The woman bends low during tennis play on a grass court, with grain and color shifts from the 1958 8mm home-movie source. — Player bends low as she follows the action on the grass court.

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