United States-1960: Man in Olive Shirt Swings a Golf Club on a Tree-Lined Fairway

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

golf
leisure
sport technique
mid-century recreation
summer outdoors
amateur filmmaking
men's fashion

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · golf course fairway lined with mature deciduous shade trees and a sand bunker
Time and weather: day · summer · sunny
Lighting: bright sunlight with deep tree shadows
People: 1 · One adult man with short dark hair in an olive short-sleeved knit shirt and dark high-waisted trousers, seen in partial profile and then from behind.
Objects: golf club · wristwatch · sand bunker
Colors: green · olive · dark brown · pale sky white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The golfer is near the top of his backswing on the fairway.
He brings the club down through impact.
He turns into a high finish with the club behind his head.
He lifts the club upright and lowers it, seen from behind.

Man in Olive Shirt Swings a Golf Club on a Tree-Lined... — Clip Details

United States, circa 1960 home movie footage of a man in an olive short-sleeved shirt and dark high-waisted trousers swinging a golf club on a mown fairway. The film picks him up near the top of his backswing, follows the club through impact and holds on a high finish before he lifts and lowers it. Mature shade trees, deep shadows on the grass and a pale sand bunker fill the background. The handheld camera stands behind and to his right, drifting slightly as he turns away.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001146

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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: 1960 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 1960 American leisure or amateur golf footage, usable in documentaries on postwar recreation, suburban life or sports history.
Period detail: The man's high-waisted dark trousers, short haircut and short-sleeved knit shirt may show men's casual golf dress of around 1960.
Home-movie behavior: A friend or relative films an ordinary practice swing up close, catching the unposed moment he holds his finish and then relaxes the club.
What appears in frame: A man in an olive shirt, a golf club in full swing, a wristwatch on his wrist, a mown fairway, rows of mature shade trees and a pale sand bunker to the right.
Film character: Green-olive colour cast, soft grain, rounded dark gate corners and fine vertical scratches give the shot the texture of aging amateur colour stock.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or memory beat within a golf or leisure sequence, with the held finish offering a natural cut point.
Historical context: Colour home-movie film was in amateur hands from the mid-1930s until camcorders took over in the 1980s, and this reel uses it to study golf swings.
Research note: The golfer is unidentified and partly recognisable in profile; copyright in the film, his likeness and any rights of the course owner are separate matters to assess before use.
Research search match: vintage golf swing home movie, circa 1960 golfer on fairway, amateur colour film golf course, mid-century men's golf clothing
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's older man's golf drive, man in red shirt golf swing and boy's swing and laugh, then with other circa 1960 American leisure clips, then with golf-swing footage from other reels.

Still Frames From This Clip

Golfer at the top of his backswing on a sunny fairway with mature shade trees, United States, circa 1960 — A golfer nears the top of his backswing on a tree-lined fairway, circa 1960.
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Golfer holding a high finish after his swing on a tree-lined golf course in the United States, circa 1960 — The swing ends in a high finish with the club wrapped behind his head.
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Rear view of a man holding his golf follow-through on a sunny fairway, likely United States, circa 1960 — Seen from behind, the golfer holds his follow-through and watches down the fairway.
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Golfer from behind lifting his club after a drive on a tree-lined course, United States home movie, circa 1960 — After the swing, the golfer lifts the club upright before lowering it.
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