Michigan-1964: Men Playing Bocce Ball in Yard

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Michigan

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Men Playing Bocce Ball in Yard — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1964: Five men play bocce ball on a grassy lawn in a suburban backyard. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows men in casual 1960s attire—plaid shirts, white t-shirts, and trousers—taking turns throwing balls. The scene unfolds on a sunny day with a house, trees, and a small shed in the background. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic frame edges of a vintage home movie, capturing a moment of casual recreation and community.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127407218

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 1218 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: joes first day school,family picnic,cottage
Reel-level year note: 1957-1963-1964-1966
Reel-level location note: michigan
Date: 1964 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: Michigan, 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: Useful 1960s Michigan home-movie footage for productions needing suburban leisure, backyard recreation, or informal adult social activity inserts.
Period detail: The men's casual shirts, trousers, lawn setting, and faded 8mm color may show mid-1960s suburban recreation consistent with the supplied 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as the men casually take turns, bend toward the bocce balls, and move around the lawn without performing for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include five men, bocce balls on grass, a suburban house, trees, a small shed or outbuilding, a fence line, shrubs, and sunny outdoor light.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, pastel color fading, visible grain, exposure variation, and contact-frame edges that support an authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, memory beat, or visual insert for 1960s neighborhood leisure and family gathering sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents informal outdoor recreation in a residential setting, showing adult men socializing through a lawn game rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People are visible and private residential surroundings appear in frame, so likeness and property context may need review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Search match phrases include 1960s Michigan home movie bocce ball, men playing lawn game, suburban backyard recreation, and 8mm family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family or yard scenes, then Michigan 1964 suburban footage, then broader 1960s outdoor recreation and lawn-game material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Michigan home-movie frame of five men in casual clothes playing bocce on a sunny suburban lawn. — Five men gather around bocce balls on a backyard lawn with houses and trees behind them.

1964 Michigan backyard bocce scene with men bending and standing around the balls in bright daylight. — Players reposition around the bocce balls during an informal backyard game.

1964 Michigan home-movie still of men checking bocce balls on a suburban backyard lawn. — Players lean in to inspect the bocce balls on the grass.

1964 Michigan backyard frame showing men moving around the lawn during a casual bocce game. — The group spreads across the lawn as the backyard bocce game continues.

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