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1955: Children Digging in Backyard

1955: Children Digging in Backyard

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  • Year1955
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationHicksville, New York, United States
  • Duration7s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
  • Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Children Digging in Backyard — Clip Details

1955: Children enjoy a sunny afternoon digging in the backyard dirt in Hicksville, New York, captured on vintage 8mm film. Two young girls smile as they use shovels to pull weeds and play in the soil, embodying the joyful, carefree spirit of mid-century American childhood. The natural, unscripted footage offers a charming glimpse into everyday family life and backyard play during the 1950s. This authentic home movie footage, with its warm color tones and grainy texture, is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
7s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
68190946

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note
1955
Reel-level location note
new york city
Date
1955 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
Hicksville, New York, 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

  • children
  • fun
  • digging
  • dirt
  • backyard
  • entertaining
  • amusement
  • working
  • playing
  • smiling
  • shovel
  • girls
  • yard work
  • pulling
  • weeds
  • helping
  • joyful
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  • gardening
  • interesting
  • enlightening
  • delightful
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  • people
  • hicksville
  • new york
  • USA
  • 1955
  • home video
  • 1955 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • backyard digging
  • children playing
  • New York 1950s
  • family fun
  • outdoor play
  • shoveling dirt
  • weed pulling
  • smiling girls
  • 1950s childhood
  • American nostalgia
  • archival footage
  • retro home video
  • classic 8mm
  • backyard gardening
  • vintage family film
  • 1950s Americana
  • nostalgic children
  • playful kids
  • digging in dirt
  • backyard activities
  • 1950s home life
  • vintage Super 8
  • old film footage
  • 1950s family
  • 8mm home movie
  • New York 1955
  • children at play
  • vintage backyard

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