Ridgefield New Jersey-1961: Woman Prepares to Swing on Golf Course

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

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Woman Prepares to Swing on Golf Course — Clip Details

A woman in a white blouse and dark pants walks across a grassy golf course in Ridgefield, New Jersey, in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures her preparing to swing a golf club, with another player visible in the distance. The footage has a distinct purple color cast and grainy texture typical of vintage home movies. The scene evokes a sense of leisure and nostalgia from the early 1960s.

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: 127734997

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 recreation, women in sport, New Jersey leisure, or home-movie golf course sequences in documentary and editorial projects.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1961 setting may show early-1960s recreational dress on a suburban golf course.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as the camera observes a woman walking, adjusting her stance, and preparing to swing rather than posing formally.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a white blouse and dark pants, a golf club, grass fairway, trees, a distant player, and soft frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows grain, handheld framing, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a strong purple-blue color cast that contribute archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, sports-recreation insert, or transition within a midcentury leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual golf recreation with a woman participant, offering social context for everyday leisure captured in a family film setting.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from any personal rights analysis.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Ridgefield New Jersey golf, 8mm home movie woman golfer, early 1960s recreation footage, or vintage golf course leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ridgefield 1961 clips, then broader 1960s golf, recreation, or women-in-sport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Ridgefield, New Jersey in 1961, a woman in a white blouse and dark pants walks on a golf course with a club in hand. — Woman walks across the grass with a golf club during a home-movie golf outing.

The woman pauses on the Ridgefield golf course, holding the club near her shoulder while a distant player stands on the fairway. — Golfer pauses with club raised as another person appears farther back on the course.

The woman bends toward the ball on the golf course, with the club lowered and the vintage 8mm frame softly exposed. — Woman bends near the ball while preparing for a golf shot.

Golfer raises the club while setting up for a swing on the grass.

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