Ridgefield New Jersey-1961: Man Prepares To Swing Golf Club To Hit Golf Ball

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

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Man Prepares To Swing Golf Club To Hit Golf Ball — Clip Details

A man in a white polo shirt and dark trousers practices his golf swing on a grassy course in Ridgefield, New Jersey, in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows him lining up a shot with three golf balls on the ground, preparing to hit with a club. The scene has a distinct purple color cast, typical of vintage home movies, with visible film grain and a slightly grainy, low-light quality. The man takes a focused stance, demonstrating a classic golfing posture under what appears to be evening or overcast lighting. This authentic 1960s home movie captures a moment of casual recreation and vintage Americana.

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: 127734966

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s home-movie golf footage for edits needing casual recreation, vintage sports practice, or suburban leisure atmosphere.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm source, and metadata-supported 1961 Ridgefield setting place the scene in early 1960s recreational life.
Home-movie behavior: The man lines up golf balls and works through his stance and swing in an unstaged practice moment filmed from a distance.
What appears in frame: A male golfer, white polo shirt, dark trousers, golf club, three balls, grass, dark frame edges, and purple-tinted exposure are visible.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and a strong purple color cast that reads as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, recreation insert, sports-memory beat, or transition within a mid-century leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows informal golf practice as a leisure activity, with no visible tournament signage, spectators, brands, or identifiable course markers.
Research note: A visible adult appears at a distance, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and any location or course permissions.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1961 8mm golf practice, Ridgefield New Jersey recreation, vintage home movie golfer, and 1960s sports leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel scenes, then Ridgefield 1961 material, then other 1960s golf, recreation, or suburban leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1961 Ridgefield, New Jersey footage, a man in a white shirt stands over golf balls on grass. — A golfer addresses three balls on the grass before practicing a swing.

The golfer starts his swing in the purple-tinted 8mm frame, with three balls still lined on the grass. — The man begins moving the club through a practice swing.

The golfer returns toward his address position, leaning over the club near the row of balls on the grass. — The golfer resets his stance with the club near the balls.

The man completes a golf swing motion in the 1961 home-movie footage, with balls visible to his side on the grass. — The golfer follows through after a practice swing on the course.

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