United States-1976: Two Children Swinging High on a Backyard Swing Set Below a Wooded Ridge

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 · United States

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What is in this clip

childhood
outdoor play
family home
backyard leisure
rural life
1970s nostalgia
motion and rhythm

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · eye level
Setting: outdoor · Rural backyard lawn with a metal swing set beside a white clapboard house, a red shed and a wooded ridge behind
Time and weather: day · late spring · sunny and clear
Lighting: Bright sunlight on the yard with deep shade from an overhanging tree in the foreground
People: 2 · Two children on a swing set, one in a navy and yellow vest and one in dark clothing; faces are small and soft in the frame.
Objects: metal A-frame swing set · swing seats · glider seats · clapboard house wall · window · red shed · lawn · tree branches
Colors: blue-violet · green · pale blue · dark navy · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A child in dark clothing swings forward on the right seat of the swing set.
A child in a navy and yellow vest pumps on the left seat.
The right-hand child reaches the top of the arc with legs stretched out.
The child in the vest swings high near the left edge of the frame.
The right-hand child rises high again against the wooded ridge.

Two Children Swinging High on a Backyard Swing Set Below... — Clip Details

United States, circa 1976 home movie footage shows two children swinging high on a metal A-frame swing set in a sunny backyard. One child in a navy and yellow vest pumps on the left seat while another in dark clothing rises on the right, legs stretched out at the top of each arc. Overhanging tree branches frame the top of the picture, with white clapboard siding at the right edge, a low red shed and a long wooded ridge behind. The single shot is held from one position, and the film carries a strong blue-violet colour shift.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000650

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for circa 1970s American childhood and backyard play footage, suited to documentaries, memoir films and nostalgic commercial inserts.
Period detail: The metal A-frame swing set with glider seats, clapboard siding and the Super 8 colour rendition may show a mid-1970s American family yard.
Home-movie behavior: The children swing freely and unprompted while a family member films from the shade, catching everyday play rather than a staged moment.
What appears in frame: Two children on swings, a metal A-frame swing set, leafy branches overhead, white house siding with a window, a low red shed and a long wooded ridge under a pale sky.
Film character: Super 8 grain, a strong blue-violet colour shift, deep shadows on the lawn and motion blur on the swinging children give the shot a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory-beat insert or cutaway on childhood, and its steady framing and repeating motion suit a gentle transition.
Historical context: Mass-produced metal swing sets were a common fixture of American family yards in this period, and the clip shows one in a hilly rural setting.
Research note: The film's copyright and the likeness of the identifiable minors are separate matters, and the private house and yard are visible, so releases should be considered for each use.
Research search match: Super 8 children swinging circa 1976; 1970s backyard swing set home movie; kids playing below wooded hills vintage film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's father pitching to boy, toddler climbing swing set and boy fetching ball clips, then other mid-1970s rural yard footage, then childhood outdoor play material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Child swinging on a metal backyard swing set below a wooded ridge, United States, circa 1976 Super 8 home movie — A child swings forward on a metal swing set, framed by leafy branches, circa 1976.
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Child at the top of a swing arc with a long wooded ridge behind, rural United States yard, circa 1976 — At the top of the arc, a child stretches out on the right-hand swing beside the house.
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Child in a navy and yellow vest on the left swing of a metal swing set, United States backyard, circa 1976 — A child in a navy and yellow vest pumps on the left swing below the wooded hills.
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Child swinging high above a shaded lawn on a backyard swing set below a wooded ridge, circa 1976 Super 8 film — A child rises high on the swing set against a long wooded ridge, circa 1976.
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