United States-1978: Two Boys Throwing Leaves and Wrestling by a Tire Swing Tree

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1978 · United States · Reel 5176a5f0 contains 2 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

childhood play
autumn
leaf pile
outdoor games
small-town life
1970s family life
seasons

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld
Setting: outdoor · residential yard with a large tree, tire swing and leaf pile, houses and wooded hills behind
Time and weather: day · autumn · overcast
Lighting: flat, diffuse daylight
People: 2 · Two young boys: one in a red knit cap, dark vest over a light top and jeans; the other in a light blue jacket with white and red stripes and dark jeans.
Objects: fallen leaves · tire swing · tree trunk · utility pole · red knit cap · puffy vest · striped jacket
Colors: cyan · aqua · olive brown · navy · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The boy in the red cap holds an armful of leaves while the other boy crouches in the pile by the tire swing tree.
The boy in the striped jacket scoops up leaves and moves toward his companion.
The two boys grapple and shove each other in the leaf pile.
The red-capped boy heaves another armful of leaves as the other boy bends beside him.
The boy in the striped jacket stands with his back to the camera as the other throws leaves behind him.

Two Boys Throwing Leaves and Wrestling by a Tire Swing Tree — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1978, home movie footage shows two young boys playing in a deep pile of fallen autumn leaves beside a large tree with a hanging tire swing. A boy in a red cap and dark vest scoops up armfuls and flings them while a second boy in a striped blue jacket crouches, then the two grapple and shove in the pile. A white house, a tan house with a white door and wooded hills stand behind. The camera holds a mostly steady wide view on soft, cyan-shifted Super 8 film.

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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000735

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: 1978 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 late-1970s American childhood and autumn backyard play, suited to documentaries, education pieces and nostalgic commercial spots.
Period detail: The boys' puffy vest, striped zip jacket, knit cap and jeans, along with the faded cyan Super 8 colour, may show late-1970s fashion and film stock.
Home-movie behavior: Two boys play unprompted and ignore the camera, scooping, flinging and wrestling in the leaves as a family filmmaker watches from the yard.
What appears in frame: A thick tree trunk with a tire swing, a deep leaf pile, two boys in a red cap and a striped jacket, a white clapboard house, a tan house and wooded hills under a pale sky.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, a strong cyan-green colour shift and occasional dust and gate hair give the shot a worn, projected small-gauge texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory beat or nostalgic cutaway, or as a seasonal establishing insert for an autumn sequence.
Historical context: Raking leaves into piles for children to jump in was a common autumn pastime in residential American yards, and this shot shows that ordinary ritual.
Research note: The film's copyright and the likeness of the minors are separate questions; the children are unidentified and the houses are private property, so releases may be needed for some uses.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1970s kids in leaf pile, Super 8 autumn home movie, vintage tire swing yard, or children throwing leaves footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's clip of a young man kicking through the leaf pile, then with other circa-1978 American yard footage, then with autumn childhood play clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Boy in red cap and dark vest lifts leaves as a friend crouches near a tire swing tree, United States yard, circa 1978 — A boy in a red cap gathers an armful of leaves while his companion digs in the pile beside the tire swing tree.
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Two boys wrestle in autumn leaves beside a tire swing in a United States yard, circa 1978, on faded cyan Super 8 film — The two boys grapple in the leaf pile, with a white house, a tan house and wooded hills behind.
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Red-capped boy carries leaves past a friend on hands and knees in a leaf pile, American yard, circa 1978 home movie — One boy carries another armful of leaves while the other bends low in the pile; a stray hair crosses the frame.
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Boy in striped jacket faces away as a red-capped boy flings leaves, tire swing tree and houses behind, United States, circa 1978 — The boy in the striped jacket stands with his back to the camera as his companion throws leaves just beyond him.
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