Boston Mass-1951: Young Man Running in Grass Field

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Boston

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Young Man Running in Grass Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1951, this vintage home movie captures a young man running across a grassy field in Boston, Massachusetts. He wears a maroon and white athletic jersey with the number 55, paired with white shorts, as he moves through the open landscape. The scene unfolds in a rural park setting with scattered trees, distant hills, and a quiet, overcast atmosphere. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content about mid-century sports and everyday life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125877984

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: Yes
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: 1951 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: Boston, Massachusetts, 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 8mm home-movie footage of a young athlete running across an open field for documentary or editorial sequences about mid-century recreation, school sports, or everyday outdoor life.
Period detail: The athletic jersey, short running shorts, muted color stock, and rural park-like field may show early-1950s amateur sports or informal training near Boston.
Home-movie behavior: The runner moves toward and past the handheld camera, giving the scene the unstaged feel of a family or community observer filming a brief athletic moment.
What appears in frame: A grassy field, scattered leafless trees, distant water or pale hillside, two young men in numbered athletic jerseys, white shorts, and soft overcast light are visible.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, color fading toward blue-green, handheld framing, and motion blur that preserve the texture of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for youth sports, training, open-space recreation, or mid-century home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: The clip visually situates amateur running in an open New England landscape, emphasizing casual participation rather than a formal stadium or organized public event.
Research note: People and jersey markings are visible, so likeness and possible insignia review may be needed even if the underlying footage copyright status is separately assessed.
Research search match: Researchers may match this to searches for 1951 Boston 8mm home movie running, 1950s youth sports footage, vintage athletic jersey field scene, or mid-century park recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Boston or Massachusetts footage from 1951, then with other 1950s amateur sports or outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Boston-area 8mm frame showing a young man in a dark athletic jersey running across an open grassy field as another figure stands nearby. — A young runner in a numbered jersey moves close to the camera in an open field.

1951 Boston-area 8mm frame of an open grassy field, distant tree line, and pale water or hillside beyond, filmed from a handheld viewpoint. — The camera holds on the open field and distant landscape between running moments.

1951 Boston-area 8mm frame showing a young man in a dark number 22 athletic jersey running through a grassy open field with trees behind him. — A runner wearing a dark number 22 jersey approaches through the field.

1951 Boston-area 8mm frame showing a young man in a maroon and white number 55 athletic jersey running across a grassy field near leafless trees. — A runner in a number 55 jersey crosses the open grass near the edge of the frame.

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