Nevada USA-1961: Man in Blue Shorts Playing Catch in Backyard

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man in Blue Shorts Playing Catch in Backyard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white cap and blue shorts playing catch in a sun-drenched backyard. He stands shirtless on a green lawn, surrounded by dense trees, as he prepares to throw and catch a ball. The footage shows natural movement and a relaxed, nostalgic atmosphere, with the man turning to face the camera with a smile. This authentic slice of mid-century American leisure offers rich archival value for documentaries, retro content, and history 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: 123733721

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: 1961 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: Nevada, United States 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

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 for 1960s American home-movie requests needing casual backyard recreation, family leisure, or amateur sport footage for documentary inserts.
Period detail: The white cap, high-waisted dark shorts, open lawn, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century home-movie setting in Nevada as described by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal catch game, with the man turning, handling the ball, and briefly acknowledging the camera in an unstaged backyard moment.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a shirtless man in a white cap, dark blue shorts, a white ball, mown grass, dense trees, strong sunlight, and a distant childlike figure in one frame.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that add authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century leisure, family recreation, summer yards, or informal sport.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary outdoor leisure in a residential-looking green space, without visible brands, public landmarks, or formal sporting context.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright status remains separate from appearance releases.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Nevada 8mm backyard catch, 1960s home movie man throwing ball, and vintage American family recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Nevada 1961 home movies, then broader 1960s backyard recreation or family sports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Nevada home-movie frame showing a shirtless man in blue shorts and a white cap facing away on a green lawn. — A man stands with his back to the camera during a backyard catch game.

1961 Nevada home-movie frame of a shirtless man in blue shorts holding a white ball in a sunlit yard. — The man looks down at the ball while standing on the lawn.

1961 Nevada frame showing the man turning toward the camera with a ball during a casual backyard game. — The man turns toward the camera with the ball in hand.

1961 Nevada home-movie frame showing a distant figure standing on the lawn during the catch game. — A distant figure waits on the grass as the backyard game continues.

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