United States-1958: Man in Plaid Cap and Undershirt Makes a Full Golf Swing on a Lawn

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

golf
amateur sport
leisure
practice
1950s menswear
home movies
summer afternoon

Shot type: wide
Camera: static
Setting: outdoor · Mown lawn in front of a red-brick building with white-framed windows and shrubs
Time and weather: late afternoon · summer · sunny
Lighting: Low, warm natural sunlight casting a long shadow to the right
People: 1 · One adult man in a red plaid flat cap, white sleeveless undershirt, cream trousers and dark shoes, swinging a golf club
Objects: golf club · golf balls · plaid cap · wristwatch · brick building · white-framed windows · shrubs · white post
Colors: green · cream white · brick red · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man stands at address with the clubhead behind a ball.
He begins the takeaway, arms swinging back past his hip.
He reaches the top of the backswing with the club over his head.
The club blurs through the downswing and impact.
He holds a high finish, chest turned toward the target.

Man in Plaid Cap and Undershirt Makes a Full Golf Swing... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958, home movie footage shows a man in a red plaid cap, white sleeveless undershirt and cream trousers standing over a few golf balls on a sunlit lawn. He addresses the ball, takes the club back to the top and swings through to a high finish in one unbroken take. A red-brick building with white-framed windows and shrubs runs along the back, and his long shadow stretches to the right. The camera holds still at full-figure distance on colour 8mm film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001129

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Fits requests for circa 1958 American amateur sport and leisure, giving a documentary or brand film a complete golf swing filmed by a family camera.
Period detail: The flat plaid cap, sleeveless undershirt and high-waisted cream trousers may show 1950s casual menswear, and the red-brick building fits mid-century American construction.
Home-movie behavior: Someone filmed a man practicing his golf swing on a lawn, apparently so he could see his own form, which gives the clip an unstaged and personal feel.
What appears in frame: A man in a plaid cap and white undershirt, a golf club in motion, a few white balls on the grass, his long shadow, and a brick building with white windows and shrubs behind.
Film character: Warm, saturated 8mm colour with deep greens, fine grain, soft focus, motion blur on the club and dark rounded corners from the projected frame give it a clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a short insert or memory beat in a leisure or golf sequence, and the single unbroken swing can bridge two scenes as a transition.
Historical context: Golf practiced on a lawn in casual clothes shows how the game was part of everyday free time for some American families in the 1950s.
Research note: The man is unidentified and his face is partly visible, so likeness permissions are separate from film copyright, and the brick building may be private property.
Research search match: 1950s golf swing home movie, vintage 8mm golfer on lawn, man in plaid cap golfing, circa 1958 amateur golf footage, retro backyard golf practice.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's woman swinging in the yard and the man in a sweater driving, then other circa 1958 American lawn scenes, then golf and leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man in red plaid cap addresses a golf ball on a lawn before a brick building, United States, circa 1958, colour 8mm home movie — At address: the golfer sets the club behind the ball, a few spare balls in front of him.
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Man in plaid cap halfway through his backswing on a sunlit lawn, United States, circa 1958, 8mm home movie — The backswing: arms rise past the shoulder as his shadow stretches across the grass.
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Golfer in red plaid cap at the top of his backswing beside a brick building, United States, circa 1958, colour 8mm film — Top of the swing: the club is wound up behind his head before the downswing.
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Man holds a high golf follow-through on a lawn, long late-day shadow behind him, United States, circa 1958, 8mm home movie — The finish: weight on the front foot and hands high after the swing.
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