Ontario Canada-1958: Side View Of Mother And Father Playing Tennis With Son

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

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Side View Of Mother And Father Playing Tennis With Son — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a family playing tennis in Ontario, Canada. A man and woman in light-colored summer clothing play on a grass court at night, with a young boy watching. The footage shows a man swinging a racket, a woman in a white dress, and the boy lying on the grass. The grainy, low-light quality and vertical film scratches are characteristic of 8mm home movies from the era. The scene evokes a nostalgic, intimate moment of family leisure and recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 123612424

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: 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: 1950s Ontario 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing family leisure, tennis, or summer recreation material.
Period detail: Light summer clothing, a grass tennis court, and low-light 8mm color may show mid-century private family recreation in Ontario.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an unstaged home-movie quality, with family members loosely playing or resting around the court rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tennis rackets, a grass court, light-colored clothing, court lines, a seated or reclining figure, and dark outdoor surroundings.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, low-light color shift, soft focus, frame edge darkness, and vertical scratches typical of scanned small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for family recreation, summer evenings, or amateur sport.
Historical context: The clip shows tennis as a domestic leisure activity in a private or community setting, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact court or participants.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so copyright licensing should be considered separately from likeness, privacy, and any location or property questions.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s Ontario home movie tennis, 8mm family recreation, vintage grass court tennis, and parents playing tennis.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1958 Ontario family footage, then related mid-century leisure, sports, or outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Ontario home-movie frame showing a woman in a light dress on a grass tennis court in low light. — A woman in light summer clothing stands near the court line during a nighttime tennis scene.

1958 Ontario frame with a man holding a tennis racket beside a woman on a grass court, with another figure low to the ground. — A man with a racket and a woman stand near the court line while another family member rests nearby.

1958 Ontario home-movie frame showing a man with a racket on a grass tennis court and a family member lying nearby. — A racket-holding man stands on the grass court as another person lies at the edge of the frame.

1958 Ontario frame of a man standing on a grass tennis court with a racket while another family member is partly visible below. — A man pauses with his tennis racket on the court, with another figure partially visible in the foreground.

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