New York City-1956: Man Swinging Stick at Ball on Night Street

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Man Swinging Stick at Ball on Night Street — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark pants swings a stick at a ball on a dark street at night in this 1956 8mm home movie. Shot from an elevated angle, the grainy footage captures the man mid-swing, with a vintage car and manhole covers visible on the asphalt. The scene evokes a nostalgic, candid moment of street play from the 1950s, with the film's characteristic grain and color shifts adding to its authentic vintage feel.

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: 124556910

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: 1956 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: New York City, New York, 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 1950s New York City editorial projects needing brief home-movie street recreation, informal play, or urban neighborhood atmosphere.
Period detail: The elevated night view, dark asphalt, manhole covers, curbside car, and men's clothing support a mid-1950s New York City street setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-looking moment of a man swinging a stick at a small ball while people nearby move through the street scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white shirt, a stick or bat, a small ball, asphalt, manhole covers, scattered street debris, a parked car, and nearby people.
Film character: The 8mm footage has pronounced grain, low-light exposure, slight blur, and color shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transitional street-life cutaway, or memory beat for recreation and neighborhood life in the 1950s.
Historical context: The footage shows informal play taking place directly on a city street, suggesting everyday urban recreation without making claims about a specific event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are evident, and copyright status should be assessed separately from appearance permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 New York City 8mm street play, man swinging stick at ball, vintage urban recreation, and 1950s home-movie street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with New York City 1956 street footage, then with broader 1950s recreation or street-game material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Elevated 1956 New York City home-movie view of a man in a white shirt holding a stick on a dark street. — A man stands on the street with a stick before swinging at a small ball.

Elevated night view of a man in a white shirt swinging a stick on a New York City street in 1956 footage. — The man swings the stick while moving across the asphalt near a parked car.

A man appears mid-swing or follow-through on a dark 1956 New York City street, seen from above. — The elevated frame catches the man after a swing on the roadway.

Elevated 1956 New York City street view with several people near a curb, steps, and a large parked car. — The final frame widens to people gathered near the curb beside a parked car.

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