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Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage footage captures a lively stickball game played on a New York City street. Young boys in casual summer clothes—white shirts and dark pants—run and play with a bat and ball on the asphalt. A classic black car with a red interior is parked nearby, and a lamppost stands in the foreground. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film evokes a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century urban life. The high-angle perspective offers a candid view of this classic street recreation.
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