New York City-1956: Two Men Playing Catch in the Street One Wearing a Suit

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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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Two Men Playing Catch in the Street One Wearing a Suit — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1956: Two men play catch on a dirt road in a suburban setting, one dressed in a light-colored shirt and dark trousers, the other in a dark suit. The man in the suit throws and catches the ball with focused energy, his movements captured in grainy 8mm film. The scene unfolds under a bright sky, with autumn trees and a white picket fence in the background, evoking a nostalgic 1950s Americana moment. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of vintage home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124557378

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s editorial requests needing brief home-movie footage of adult recreation, informal street baseball, or Americana leisure in a New York City-labeled setting.
Period detail: The clip shows midcentury clothing, a dirt road, autumn trees, and a white fence that may show a residential edge or suburban-feeling street scene in the 1950s.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged play as two adult men toss a ball in the road, including one man dressed more formally than expected for the activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a small ball, dirt road, autumn trees, white fence, white gate structure, shadows, and a glimpse of a house.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for family recreation, informal baseball, or midcentury neighborhood life.
Historical context: The scene suggests casual adult leisure in a residential outdoor setting, with dress and surroundings supporting a mid-1950s home-movie context without proving a specific neighborhood.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are apparent, and copyright, likeness, and property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s men playing catch, 8mm home movie baseball, man in suit throwing ball, vintage street recreation, and New York City 1956 home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York City 1956 home movies, then broader 1950s baseball, street play, and adult leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In New York City-labeled 1956 home-movie footage, a man in a light shirt steps across a dirt road while playing catch near a white fence. — A man in a light shirt moves to catch or throw a ball on a dirt road bordered by trees and fencing.

A man in a light shirt stands in the road during a 1956 New York City-labeled home-movie scene of adults playing catch. — The man in the light shirt pauses on the dirt road with a white gate and autumn trees in the background.

A suited man crouches in a dirt-road catch game, with a white fence, trees, and a house edge visible in the 1956 New York City-labeled footage. — A man in a dark suit crouches as if preparing to field or throw the ball in the road.

The suited man extends his arm in a throwing motion on a dirt road in 1956 New York City-labeled home-movie footage. — The man in the suit follows through on a throw, framed by the road, fence, trees, and nearby house.

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