Harrisburg Penn-1946: Men Playing Croquet In Front Yard

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Harrisburg Penn

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Men Playing Croquet In Front Yard — Clip Details

HARRISBURG PENN-1946: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a family moment in a suburban front yard. A man in a light-colored shirt and dark trousers leans down to play croquet, while another man in a white shirt stands nearby. The scene unfolds in black and white, with the characteristic grain and scratches of 8mm film. The background shows a modest house with a lawn. This archival clip offers authentic, nostalgic footage for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or editorial content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125875052

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: 1946 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: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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 1940s domestic-life requests needing authentic Harrisburg-area home-movie footage of adults playing a lawn game in a residential yard.
Period detail: The men's light shirts, high-waisted trousers, modest lawn, and black-and-white 8mm look may show mid-1940s suburban leisure details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the casual way one man bends to take a croquet shot while another stands nearby watching.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, croquet mallet action, a front lawn, house windows, shrubs, a sidewalk or yard edge, and strong film gate borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, vertical scratches, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, domestic leisure cutaway, neighborhood memory beat, or transition into family recreation material.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary outdoor recreation in a residential setting, with adults gathered around a simple yard game rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no brands are apparent, and copyright clearance should be assessed separately from privacy or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1946 Harrisburg home movie, 1940s croquet, men playing lawn game, black-and-white 8mm family footage, and suburban yard recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Harrisburg or 1946 domestic footage, then with broader 1940s lawn games and family leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Harrisburg home-movie footage, one adult man bends toward a croquet shot as another stands near a house and lawn. — A man prepares a croquet play in a residential front yard while another man watches.

Two adult men appear in a Harrisburg yard, with one leaning over a croquet mallet near a modest house in 1946 footage. — One man leans into the croquet play as another stands upright nearby.

A 1946 Harrisburg home-movie frame shows a standing man watching another bend over a croquet play on a residential lawn. — The standing figure remains beside the play as the croquet action continues.

The final contact-sheet frame is mostly blank or overexposed, showing film scratches, dust marks, and dark frame edges rather than a clear scene. — An overexposed end frame shows the physical texture of the 8mm film.

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