Normal Illinois USA-1957: Woman Sunbathing as Lawn Sprinkler Waters Yard

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationNormal, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Woman Sunbathing as Lawn Sprinkler Waters Yard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a woman relaxing on a patterned lounge chair in a suburban backyard. She wears a dark swimsuit and sunglasses, reclining on a blue and white geometric blanket as a sprinkler waters the green lawn. An elderly man in a light-colored shirt stands nearby, while a woman in a red top joins them. The scene unfolds on a quiet residential street, showcasing mid-century American domestic life with authentic film grain and color saturation.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123449910

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 2302 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: tw ross
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: morton illinois
Date: 1957 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: Normal, Illinois, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Illinois home-movie footage for requests about suburban summer leisure, lawn care, and informal family gatherings.
Period detail: The lounge chair, patterned blanket, swimsuits, sunglasses, hose, sprinkler, and quiet residential street may show mid-century American backyard life.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the relaxed posing, lounging, and casual standing figures who appear aware of a family camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a reclining woman, patterned lounge blanket, green lawn, sprinkler spray, garden hose, sidewalk, residential street, and two standing adults.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows soft focus, saturated color, handheld framing, visible grain, and contact-print edge shadow that give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, domestic-life cutaway, summer memory beat, or transition within a family or suburban America sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary outdoor leisure around a home lawn, with adults gathered casually beside a street in Normal, Illinois.
Research note: Faces and likenesses are visible, so copyright licensing should be considered separately from any model, likeness, or property permissions.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s 8mm Illinois backyard, woman reclining on lawn chair, home movie sprinkler, and suburban summer family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Normal, Illinois material, then broader 1950s suburban lawn and family leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1957 Normal, Illinois home-movie footage, a woman reclines on patterned lawn furniture beside a sidewalk and garden hose. — Woman relaxing on lawn furniture beside a residential sidewalk.

Two women lounge on backyard chairs in Normal, Illinois, with the nearer woman wearing sunglasses and patterned swimwear. — Two women recline outdoors on patterned lounge furniture.

An elderly man in light clothing and a woman in a red top stand near the lawn chair in a suburban Normal, Illinois street scene. — Standing adults pose near the lawn chair and street.

An elderly man and a woman in sunglasses stand beside a reclining woman on a lawn chair in 1957 Normal, Illinois footage. — Adults gather around a woman reclining on lawn furniture.

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