United States-1973: Blond Toddler Reaching Into a Galvanized Washtub Beside Stacked Bricks

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
water play
summer at home
1970s family life
curiosity
outdoor play
home movies

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · residential yard beside a house wall with stacked bricks
Time and weather: afternoon · summer · sunny
Lighting: warm low-angle sunlight with soft shadows on the siding
People: 1 · One blond toddler with a bowl haircut, wearing a red sleeveless top with a multicoloured patterned front and dark shorts.
Objects: galvanized metal washtub · water · stacked bricks · wooden board · lap siding wall · rusty wire
Colors: red · cream · brick brown · grey metal · orange
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The toddler leans over the washtub and looks into the water.
The child straightens up and stands beside the tub.
The child turns back toward the tub.
The toddler bends in and reaches into the water with both hands.

Blond Toddler Reaching Into a Galvanized Washtub Beside... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1973, home movie footage shows a blond toddler in a red sleeveless top with a patterned front leaning over a galvanized metal washtub beside a low stack of bricks and a cream-sided house wall. The child peers into the dark water, straightens up for a moment, then bends back down and reaches into the tub with both hands. The single handheld Super 8 shot is framed close in warm, low sunlight, with visible grain and a reddish colour cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 800000626

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$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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 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: Serves requests for early-1970s American childhood footage, especially quiet backyard play shots for documentaries, nostalgia montages or education pieces.
Period detail: The child's patterned sleeveless top and bowl haircut and the warm Super 8 colour may show an early-1970s setting, though no dated object appears.
Home-movie behavior: The toddler is absorbed in the tub and ignores the camera, giving an unposed moment of a small child exploring water at home.
What appears in frame: A blond toddler in a red patterned tank top, a galvanized washtub holding dark water, a low stack of bricks with a board on top, cream lap siding and a tangle of rusty wire at the bottom of the frame.
Film character: Fine Super 8 grain, a warm reddish-orange cast, slight softness and faint vertical scratches give the shot an authentic projected home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a short memory beat or cutaway within a childhood sequence, or as an intimate insert after wider yard shots.
Historical context: Galvanized tubs were common household items and the scene reflects ordinary unsupervised-looking outdoor play recorded on family Super 8 film.
Research note: The film copyright and the likeness of this unidentified minor are separate matters, and the house is private property; licensees should assess likeness and property use for their purpose.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1970s toddler water play, Super 8 child at washtub, vintage backyard childhood or American home movie summer.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's clips of the father handing the toddler a ball, the toddler throwing a ball and father and toddler by the clapboard house, then other circa-1973 US yard footage, then childhood water-play clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blond toddler in a red patterned tank top bends over a galvanized washtub by stacked bricks, United States, circa 1973 — A toddler leans over a metal washtub beside a stack of bricks, circa 1973.
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The child peers into the dark water of the tub in warm sunlight.

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Toddler seen from behind bending toward a galvanized washtub near a brick stack, United States backyard, circa 1973 — Back toward the camera, the toddler bends in toward the tub again.
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Toddler reaches into a galvanized washtub with both hands beside bricks and siding, warm Super 8 colour, circa 1973 — The toddler reaches into the water with both hands.
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