Michigan-1964: Men Picking up Objects in Backyard

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

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Men Picking up Objects in Backyard — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1964: A group of men gather in a suburban backyard on a sunny day, engaging in a casual outdoor activity near a light blue house. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a relaxed, nostalgic moment with men in casual 1960s attire—some in short-sleeved shirts and trousers, one shirtless—bending and reaching to pick up objects from the grass. The scene is framed by a residential setting with a white house, green trees, and a neatly trimmed lawn, all rendered in the characteristic faded colors and grain of vintage home movie footage.

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: 127407231

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Michigan home-movie requests needing suburban backyard leisure, casual male gathering, or residential lawn activity for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Short-sleeved shirts, trousers, a shirtless man, clipped lawn, and light-colored suburban house siding may show mid-1960s American domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged movement as men bend, walk, and retrieve small objects from the grass during a casual backyard activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several adult men, a green lawn, small objects on the grass, a light blue house, neighboring homes, trees, hedges, and bright daylight.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, slight exposure washout, and handheld framing that preserve a home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for suburban recreation, family gatherings, or everyday 1960s neighborhood life.
Historical context: The scene documents casual outdoor social activity in a residential Michigan setting without supporting a specific event or organized game identification.
Research note: Adult faces and a residential exterior are visible, so likeness and property context may need review separate from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 Michigan 8mm backyard footage, suburban men picking up objects, vintage home movie lawn activity, and 1960s residential exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel backyard scenes, then Michigan 1964 residential footage, then broader 1960s suburban leisure or family-gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Michigan home-movie frame showing men gathered on a suburban lawn near houses, hedges, and trees in bright daylight. — Men gather on a suburban lawn while one shirtless man walks at left.

Men in casual clothing move across a Michigan backyard beside a light blue house, with small objects visible on the grass. — Men bend toward small objects on the grass beside the light blue house.

A 1964 Michigan backyard frame shows men near a light blue house, one bending to the grass while another looks toward the camera. — One man bends to the lawn as others stand nearby in the backyard.

Men move through a sunny Michigan backyard in front of a light blue house, with one figure partly cropped at the frame edge. — Men walk across the lawn as the backyard activity continues.

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