Indiana-1959: Four Adults Playing Badminton In Backyard Having Fun Times

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIndiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Indiana

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Four Adults Playing Badminton In Backyard Having Fun Times — Clip Details

INDIANA-1959: Four adults play badminton in a grassy backyard, captured on vintage 8mm film. A shirtless man in white pants serves the shuttlecock while two others, including a woman in a blue top and red shorts, return the shots. The scene unfolds on a sunny day with trees and a chain-link fence in the background, showcasing the casual, joyful atmosphere of a 1950s family gathering. The footage features natural film grain, slight motion blur, and authentic color saturation typical of home movies from the era.

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: 125512343

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: 1959 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: Indiana, 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: 1950s Indiana home-movie footage for productions needing casual adult backyard recreation, family leisure, or amateur badminton as an archival insert.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color rendering, lawn setting, and metadata-supported 1959 Indiana date place the scene in late-1950s American home-movie leisure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged backyard game, with adults shifting positions, serving, and reacting casually as the camera watches from the sidelines.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four adults, badminton rackets, a shuttlecock in play, a lawn net, grass, trees, and a chain-link fence.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and color shifts that give the scene authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short recreation insert, family memory beat, midcentury leisure cutaway, or transition into home-life material.
Historical context: The footage reflects informal adult recreation in a private-looking outdoor yard, with badminton played as part of a social gathering rather than organized sport.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are evident, but copyright and any property or privacy concerns should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1959 Indiana 8mm backyard badminton, 1950s adults playing lawn games, vintage home movie family recreation, and midcentury outdoor leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Indiana 1959 home movies, then 1950s backyard games, family gatherings, or amateur sports footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Indiana home-movie frame showing four adults playing badminton in a grassy backyard with a net, trees, and chain-link fence. — Four adults play badminton across a backyard net while the camera watches from the side.

1959 Indiana frame of a backyard badminton rally, with a shirtless man in white pants facing three adults near the net. — The players spread across the lawn during a casual badminton exchange.

1959 Indiana home-movie still with a shirtless player in the foreground and two adults across a backyard badminton net. — A foreground player watches the opposite side of the backyard badminton game.

1959 Indiana frame showing a low badminton return in a grassy backyard, with two other adults near the net. — A player lunges low for the shuttlecock as the backyard game continues.

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