New York USA-1959: Woman Walking Barefoot in Yard

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Woman Walking Barefoot in Yard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a woman in a light-colored sleeveless top and green shorts walking barefoot across a grassy yard in New York. She carries a small bag and turns to glance at the camera before continuing toward two men in the distance near a sand pile. The scene unfolds in natural daylight with a blue-sided house and trees in the background, showcasing the authentic grain and color palette of mid-century home footage. The handheld camera follows her movement, offering a candid glimpse into a quiet suburban moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123044225

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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: New York, 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: Supports 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief suburban yard moment with adults walking outdoors for documentary, education, or memory-sequence use.
Period detail: The sleeveless top, knee-length shorts, 8mm color palette, and modest residential yard may show late-1950s casual summer life in New York.
Home-movie behavior: The woman walks barefoot across the grass, briefly turns toward the camera, and continues toward two men, giving the clip an unstaged family-film quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grassy lawn, blue-sided house wall, barefoot woman with a small bag, two men in the distance, sand piles, trees, and bright daylight.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, and uneven exposure that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century domestic leisure, suburban outdoor life, or family-reel atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene shows adults moving casually through a residential yard, offering visual context for everyday private outdoor space rather than a public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright status remains separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 8mm New York home movie yard, woman barefoot walking on grass, mid-century suburban family footage, and vintage outdoor domestic scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1959 New York home movies, and then with similar mid-century yard, family, and suburban outdoor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1959 New York home-movie frame, a barefoot woman in a light sleeveless top and green shorts walks across a lawn toward two men in the distance. — A woman crosses the lawn barefoot, moving away from the camera toward two men near sand piles.

The woman turns back toward the camera in the yard, with two men, sand piles, trees, and the side of a house visible behind her. — The woman glances back at the camera before continuing across the yard.

A woman pauses or turns on the grass, facing the camera while two men stand near sand piles beyond the side of a house. — The camera catches the woman in profile or partial front view as the men remain in the background.

The woman continues away from the camera across the New York yard, carrying a small bag as two men stand near sand piles and trees. — The woman resumes walking across the lawn toward the two men in the distance.

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