Mineola New York-1966: Man Playing Horseshoes in Backyard at Night

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationMineola, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Playing Horseshoes in Backyard at Night — Clip Details

MINEOLA NEW YORK-1966: A man in blue shorts plays horseshoes in a dimly lit backyard at night. A woman in a light-colored top sits in a folding chair, watching as the man throws a horseshoe toward a stake. The scene is captured on 8mm film, showing the characteristic grain and blue color cast of vintage home movies. The atmosphere is casual and nostalgic, with the focus on a simple, everyday game enjoyed by a couple in their backyard.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125007384

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 1893 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: birthday party
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1966 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: Mineola, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm backyard leisure footage from Mineola, New York, suited to documentary or educational sequences about everyday family recreation.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1960s casual summer clothing, folding lawn seating, and a simple backyard horseshoe setup under low evening light.
Home-movie behavior: The home-movie value is in the informal play as a man throws horseshoes while a seated woman watches from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless man in blue shorts, a seated woman in a light top, folding lawn chairs, dark grass, trees, a metal horseshoe, and a stake.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, deep shadows, blue color cast, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of the original home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, backyard recreation cutaway, or transitional insert for domestic leisure in the 1960s.
Historical context: The scene reflects a casual private-yard pastime rather than a public event, with emphasis on ordinary social watching and play.
Research note: Visible adults and recognizable faces may require likeness review, while copyright status and any property concerns should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm backyard horseshoes, Mineola New York home movie, vintage lawn game footage, and couple outdoors at night.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1966 Mineola home movies, then broader 1960s backyard games or domestic leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1966 Mineola home-movie footage, a man in blue shorts stands by a woman seated in a folding chair in a dim backyard. — A man prepares near a seated woman during a backyard horseshoe game.

The man in blue shorts leans forward near a woman in a folding chair during the Mineola backyard horseshoe scene. — The player bends forward while the seated woman watches from the yard.

A shirtless man passes through the foreground while a seated woman remains visible in the dark Mineola backyard. — The man moves through the frame with the seated watcher behind him.

A metal horseshoe lies around the stake on grass, marking the target in the 1966 Mineola backyard game. — A horseshoe lands around the yard stake at the end of the throw.

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