Saint Paul Minnesota-1963: Man Riding Lawn Mower in Garden

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Saint Paul Minnesota

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Man Riding Lawn Mower in Garden — Clip Details

SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA-1963: A man in a light-colored polo shirt and dark pants rides a small, vintage ride-on lawn mower across a grassy yard. The scene, captured on 8mm film, shows him from behind as he moves toward a white picket fence. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American suburban moment. The man appears to be enjoying a quiet, leisurely activity in his garden.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123809785

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 1963 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: Saint Paul, Minnesota, 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 suburban yard work, leisure, or domestic routine footage from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Period detail: The small ride-on mower, light polo shirt, simple lawn, and white rail fence may show mid-century suburban garden equipment and dress.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-camera view of an adult mowing or riding slowly across a yard from behind.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a pale shirt, a small ride-on mower, green lawn, white rail fence, scattered leaves, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld contact-sheet framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or domestic-life insert for lawn care and suburban leisure sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday residential yard activity rather than a public event, with emphasis on household routine and outdoor space.
Research note: An adult person is visible from behind; copyright, likeness, and any property-related permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm lawn mower, Saint Paul home movie yard work, vintage ride-on mower, and suburban garden footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then Saint Paul or 1963 home movies, then broader 1960s suburban yard and lawn-care scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Saint Paul home-movie frame with a man partly cropped near a grassy yard and pale exterior surface. — A cropped view catches the man at the edge of the yard.

1963 Saint Paul 8mm frame showing a man from behind on a small ride-on mower near a white rail fence. — The rider moves across the lawn toward the white fence.

1963 Saint Paul home-movie view of a man riding a small mower across a lawn in front of a white fence. — The mower and rider are centered against the fence line.

1963 Saint Paul 8mm frame with the rider partly cropped as the mower passes along the grassy yard near a white fence. — The rider exits toward the edge of the frame beside the fenced lawn.

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