Ridgefield New Jersey-1961: Man Playing Golf on Grass Course

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationRidgefield, New Jersey, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Ridgefield New Jersey

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Man Playing Golf on Grass Course — Clip Details

A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark pants plays golf on a grassy course in Ridgefield, New Jersey, in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage has a distinct purple color cast and grainy texture, capturing the golfer mid-swing as he hits a ball toward a flagstick. The sequence shows his full follow-through motion under what appears to be low-light conditions, with trees visible in the background. This vintage home movie offers authentic 1960s Americana footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127734933

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 1096 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: christmas,lake
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: new jersey
Date: 1961 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: Ridgefield, New Jersey, 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 for 1960s recreational Americana requests needing brief archival golf action from a New Jersey home-movie source.
Period detail: The short-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, simple course setting, and 8mm home-movie look support the 1961 metadata without adding specific event claims.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a recreational golfer through a swing and follow-through, giving the clip an unstaged amateur-sports quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male golfer, golf club, ball, tee marker or low stand, grass course, dark tree line, and heavy frame borders.
Film character: The footage has purple-blue color shift, coarse grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and contact-sheet framing consistent with aged 8mm material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, recreation cutaway, leisure montage beat, or memory fragment within a midcentury sports sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows casual golf as a local leisure activity, with no visible spectators, signage, brands, or identifiable landmark context in these frames.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed, while no logos, music, private interiors, or clear private-property markers are visible in the supplied frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Ridgefield New Jersey golf home movie, vintage 8mm golfer swing, and 1960s amateur sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Ridgefield material, then broader 1960s golf or recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Ridgefield, New Jersey footage, a golfer in light trousers and a dark shirt follows through on a grass course. — Golfer follows through after a swing on the course.

A golfer in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark pants prepares to strike a ball on a Ridgefield grass course in 1961. — Golfer sets up with club extended toward the ball.

The 1961 Ridgefield home-movie frame shows the golfer moving through a low swing near a ball on the grass. — Golfer swings near the ball in a low-light frame.

A golfer in white shirt and dark pants continues his swing on a Ridgefield, New Jersey course in the 1961 8mm footage. — Golfer continues the swing as the club points toward the ball.

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