Hatfield Pennsylvania USA-1956: Woman Sunbathing in Backyard

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationHatfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Pennsylvania

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Woman Sunbathing in Backyard — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1956 in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, showing a young woman sunbathing on a metal lawn chair in a grassy backyard. She wears a patterned swimsuit and lies on her stomach, propped on her elbows, with her legs raised and crossed at the ankles. The scene captures a classic mid-century summer day with lush green trees and dappled sunlight. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 characteristics, offering nostalgic Americana footage for documentaries, editorial content, or vintage lifestyle projects.

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: 120787888

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 2359 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: west coast,paul s fackler
Reel-level year note: 1956
Reel-level location note: wesleyville pennsylvania
Date: 1956 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: Hatfield, Pennsylvania, 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: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip fits 1950s Americana and summer leisure archive requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of backyard sunbathing in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
Period detail: The metal folding lawn chair, patterned swimsuit, soft color rendition, and informal backyard setting support a mid-1950s home-movie reading without showing identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The young woman relaxes on her stomach with her legs raised and crossed, appearing comfortable with the camera in an unstaged family-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young woman in a patterned swimsuit, a metal lawn chair, green grass, leafy trees, dappled sunlight, and soft backyard shadows.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, mild color fading, soft focus, slight gate weave, and uneven exposure typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, summer-memory cutaway, or transitional beat for mid-century domestic leisure and warm-weather routines.
Historical context: The scene reflects private mid-century outdoor leisure through clothing, lawn furniture, and backyard setting, while the frames do not establish broader social or local events.
Research note: A recognizable person may be visible, so likeness review is recommended separately from copyright status, with no visible logos, music, or clearly identifiable private property in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm girl sunbathing, Hatfield Pennsylvania home movie, vintage backyard summer footage, and mid-century lawn chair swimsuit scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Hatfield footage, then related 1950s backyard, summer, swimsuit, and family-leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1956 Hatfield, Pennsylvania home-movie footage, a young woman in a patterned swimsuit lies on a metal lawn chair in a green backyard. — Young woman sunbathes on a backyard lawn chair.

A young woman in a patterned swimsuit rests on her stomach on a metal lawn chair, with trees and grass visible in the Hatfield backyard setting. — Sunbather rests with legs raised on a lawn chair.

The 1956 home-movie frame shows the young woman propped on her elbows on a metal lawn chair, looking toward the camera in a shaded grassy backyard. — Sunbather looks toward the camera from the lawn chair.

The closing frame keeps the young woman on the metal lawn chair in the Hatfield backyard, surrounded by grass, foliage, and dappled summer light. — Backyard sunbathing continues under leafy trees.

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