Catskill New York US-1962: Man Picking Up Firewood in Garden

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 New York

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Man Picking Up Firewood in Garden — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and cap bends over to pick up firewood in a lush garden setting, his glasses reflecting the sunlight. Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment of rural life in the Catskills. The footage shows natural movement and subtle camera shifts, with soft color tones and film grain characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The man’s focused expression and deliberate actions convey a sense of everyday routine and nostalgia.

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: 123750683

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 1182 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: zoo
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1962 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: Catskill, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

man
mid 50s
picks up fire wood
picking
wood
nature
catskill new york US
1962
1962 home movie footage
vintage 8mm film
Catskill New York
man picking firewood
rural life 1960s
Super 8 home movie
old film footage
archival 8mm
vintage Americana
outdoor chores
1960s family life
nostalgic home movie
wood gathering
vintage film grain
classic 8mm
old footage
documentary clip
retro home movie
1960s lifestyle
vintage outdoor scene

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s Catskill home-movie footage for documentary or museum sequences about rural domestic routines, outdoor chores, or everyday leisure around a garden setting.
Period detail: The white work shirt, apron-like garment, cap, eyeglasses, and soft 8mm color may show early-1960s domestic outdoor work rather than a staged period scene.
Home-movie behavior: The man bends, handles stacked firewood, and moves through the garden with an unposed, practical rhythm typical of family-shot home movies.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man in white clothing, a cap, eyeglasses, stacked firewood, leafy garden plants, a rough outdoor surface, and dark scan borders.
Film character: The clip has 8mm color grain, mild softness, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for rural chores, garden life, or quiet domestic labor in the 1960s Catskills.
Historical context: The footage documents an ordinary outdoor task in a lush Catskill garden setting without showing public landmarks, named events, or identifiable commercial activity.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review, while no logos, children, audible music, or clearly identifiable private-property signage are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s Catskill 8mm home movie, man picking up firewood, rural garden chores, vintage domestic outdoor work, and home movie firewood cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Catskill 1962 outdoor scenes, then with broader 1960s home-movie material about rural chores or garden life.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1962 Catskill home-movie footage, an older man in white clothing and cap bends over stacked firewood near leafy garden plants. — The man leans over a small stack of firewood in the garden.

The man in a white cap and glasses bends down beside stacked firewood in the Catskill garden setting. — The man reaches down near the firewood stack.

The man stands upright after handling the wood.

The man in white clothing and cap moves past a light-colored outdoor wall, with garden surroundings partly visible. — The man turns and moves away from the wood area.

Visually Similar Clips