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 shirt and dark trousers plays golf on a grassy course in this vintage 8mm home movie from Ridgefield, New Jersey, 1961. Shot in low light with a distinct purple color cast, the footage captures him taking a swing, then bending to line up his next putt. The grainy, nostalgic quality of the Super 8 film highlights a classic moment of mid-century recreation. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring 1960s Americana and leisure activities.

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: 127734968

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 editorial or documentary requests needing brief home-movie footage of adult recreational golf in Ridgefield, New Jersey.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm format, and metadata-supported 1961 date may show early 1960s leisure activity on a modest grassy golf course.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of a man swinging, bending, and lining up a shot rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult golfer, white shirt, dark trousers, golf club, golf balls, grass, course marks, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, low-light exposure, a purple-blue color cast, soft focus, and contact-sheet frame borders typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, recreation cutaway, memory beat, or visual bridge for mid-century leisure and amateur sport.
Historical context: The footage documents casual adult recreation and home-movie attention to everyday sports without showing identifiable landmarks or organized competition.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review, while no logos, music, children, or private interiors are apparent from the provided frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Ridgefield New Jersey golf home movie, vintage 8mm golfer, 1960s recreation footage, or amateur golf course clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ridgefield 1961 footage, then broader 1960s recreation or golf home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Ridgefield, New Jersey home-movie footage from 1961, a man in a white shirt swings a golf club on grass. — A man follows through on a golf swing on a dimly filmed grassy course.

A man bends toward golf balls on a grassy course in 1961 Ridgefield, New Jersey home-movie footage. — The golfer bends forward near several balls, preparing or checking his next shot.

The golfer bends low with his club near two balls on the grass in vintage 8mm footage from Ridgefield, New Jersey. — The man leans down close to the ground while positioning himself near the golf balls.

A man crouches over his golf club beside several balls on a grass course in 1961 Ridgefield home-movie footage. — The golfer remains bent over, appearing to line up or adjust a shot near the balls.

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