Ridgefield New Jersey-1961: Man Wearing Brown Pants Swings Golf Club On A Clear Day

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

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Man Wearing Brown Pants Swings Golf Club On A Clear Day — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark pants swings a golf club on a grassy field in Ridgefield, New Jersey, 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays a strong purple color cast and grainy texture typical of vintage home movies. The golfer takes his swing, with a golf bag visible nearby. The final frame shows a dramatic close-up with bright circular light flares, suggesting a projector or lens artifact. This authentic 1960s home movie captures a moment of leisure and classic 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: 127735074

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 requests needing early 1960s American leisure, amateur golf practice, or suburban recreation footage for documentary inserts and period texture.
Period detail: The white shirt, dark trousers, golf bag, open grass, and 8mm color home-movie look support a 1961 Ridgefield, New Jersey leisure scene without identifying a specific course or landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of a man practicing a golf swing on a grassy field, with the camera lingering on preparation, stance, and motion.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with a golf club, a golf bag, loose clubs or gear on the grass, golf balls, an open field, tree line, and bright film or projector flares.
Film character: The footage has a strong purple-blue color cast, visible grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and bright flare artifacts that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief recreation insert, a memory beat, a sports cutaway, or a transition into broader material about everyday 1960s leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor recreation and personal filming rather than organized competition, offering social context for casual midcentury leisure.
Research note: A person is visible and may require likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, but copyright and personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Ridgefield New Jersey home movie golf practice, 8mm amateur golfer, 1960s outdoor recreation, and vintage family film sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Ridgefield or 1961 New Jersey scenes, then with 1960s leisure, golf, and outdoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Ridgefield, New Jersey, a man in a light shirt and dark trousers prepares a golf swing on an open grassy field. — Man preparing to swing a golf club on an open field with gear nearby.

The golfer stands farther from the camera on the Ridgefield field, with a golf bag and club visible to one side. — Golfer seen from behind near a bag and clubs on the grass.

A closer 8mm frame shows the man mid-swing, with several golf balls visible on the grass in front of him. — Closer view of the golfer swinging with golf balls on the field.

The final frame shows the golfer partly hidden by bright circular flare artifacts, with the field still visible behind him. — Golfer partly obscured by bright circular flare artifacts near the end of the shot.

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