Indiana USA-1948: Woman Lying on Blanket, Smiling Outdoors

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationIndiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 Indiana

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Woman Lying on Blanket, Smiling Outdoors — Clip Details

INDIANA USA-1948: A young woman with curly hair lies on a blanket in a sun-drenched outdoor setting, her face lit with a joyful smile as she looks toward the camera. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her relaxed, candid moment in a vintage summer scene. She wears a patterned top and a bracelet, her hand resting near her face. The image shows classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and natural imperfections, evoking authentic 1940s home movie nostalgia. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124920503

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 2353 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: lillian starost, hospital in claremont, new hampshire,boston traffic,baby,dad,bill
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: indianapolis indiana
Date: 1948 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: Indiana, 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: Useful for 1940s Indiana home-movie requests needing a candid outdoor close-up of a young woman smiling at the camera.
Period detail: The patterned swim or summer top, blanket, bracelet, and soft color 8mm look support a late-1940s leisure setting, with the exact site not visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged, intimate moment as the woman laughs, shifts on the blanket, and engages directly with the person filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young woman, blanket fabric, patterned summer clothing, bracelet, grass, close handheld framing, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, soft focus, exposure variation, dust, scratches, and handheld closeness as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, family-life insert, summer leisure cutaway, or transition into a personal-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows informal outdoor recreation and camera-aware affection in a mid-century American home-movie context without identifiable public landmarks.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even if copyright status is separately licensed or documented.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1948 Indiana 8mm home movie, young woman smiling outdoors, summer blanket scene, and candid mid-century family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Indiana 1948 material, then broader 1940s outdoor leisure or family picnic footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1948 Indiana 8mm frame, a young woman leans forward on a blanket in close handheld framing. — The woman bends forward on a blanket as the home-movie camera stays close.

The young woman reclines outdoors on a blanket, with a bracelet, patterned clothing, and grass visible around her. — A relaxed outdoor moment shows her reclining with one arm near the edge of the blanket.

The young woman smiles toward the camera in a soft 8mm close-up, partly obscured by a bright physical-film mark. — She smiles up toward the camera while a large film mark crosses the frame.

In this Indiana home-movie frame, the young woman smiles directly at the camera with her hand resting near her face. — The shot ends on a close, cheerful look toward the camera.

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