United States-1958: Little Girl Excitedly Holding Up a Kitten Picture

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1958–1964 · United States · Reel f156f43a contains 15 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

childhood
gift giving
pride
family home life
1950s fashion
excitement
showing off

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld
Setting: indoor · home interior with patterned upholstery and a bookshelf
Time and weather: unknown · unknown · not applicable (indoors)
Lighting: artificial indoor light with deep shadows
People: 1 · One young girl with curly dark hair in a dark striped dress with white Peter Pan collar, white cuffs and a red sash.
Objects: illustrated kitten picture · bookshelf with books · small lamp · patterned upholstery · small white ornament
Colors: deep red · black · white · pale blue · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The girl holds the illustrated sheet low at her side.
She swings the kitten picture up, mouth open in excitement.
She holds it at arm's length and glances toward it.
She grins widely at the camera with eyes squeezed shut.
She turns her head away as the picture dips.

Little Girl Excitedly Holding Up a Kitten Picture — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958, home movie footage shows a little girl with curly dark hair, wearing a striped dress with a white Peter Pan collar and a red sash. She swings an illustrated picture of a kitten in a blue striped shirt and cap up from her side and holds it at arm's length, mouth open in excitement. She glances between the picture and the camera, then breaks into a wide grin. The single handheld medium shot is lit indoors against dark patterned upholstery and a bookshelf.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000968

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.

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: 1958 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 late-1950s American childhood, gift-giving or family-life footage in documentaries, museum displays and nostalgic commercial spots.
Period detail: The striped dress with white Peter Pan collar, cuffs and red sash, the illustrated kitten print and the dark patterned upholstery may show late-1950s American domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: An unguarded child reacts with open-mouthed excitement and then a shy, squinting grin while showing a new picture to someone behind the camera.
What appears in frame: A curly-haired girl in a striped dress with a white collar and red sash holds a kitten illustration at arm's length before dark red upholstery, a bookshelf and a small glinting lamp.
Film character: Saturated reds, deep shadows, visible grain and a slight handheld softness under indoor light give the shot a warm period texture.
Edit role: Works as a short memory beat or reaction insert in a sequence about childhood or gifts, or as a cutaway between wider domestic scenes.
Historical context: Home movies of this period often centred on children and new possessions, and this shot captures a child presenting a gift directly to the family camera.
Research note: Copyright in the film, the likeness of an identifiable minor, the kitten illustration as possible third-party artwork and the private home interior are separate rights questions to weigh before use.
Research search match: Researchers might search for a 1950s girl showing a gift, a vintage home movie child with a picture, late-1950s 8mm family film, or an excited child smiling at the camera.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's hand-puppet and tricycle clips of the same girl, then with its turkey dinner and kitchen scenes from circa 1958, and after that with other period footage of children proudly showing new gifts.

Still Frames From This Clip

Excited little girl in a late-1950s striped dress shows off a kitten illustration at home in the United States, circa 1958. — A girl swings up an illustrated kitten picture, mouth open in excitement, circa 1958.
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Girl with curly hair holds a kitten drawing at arm's length beside a bookshelf in an American home, circa 1958 8mm film. — Holding the drawing at arm's length, she glances toward it with her mouth still open.
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Small girl in a white-collared striped dress raises a kitten print in a dim family room, United States, circa 1958. — She looks away toward someone off camera while keeping the picture raised.
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Smiling little girl proudly holds a kitten picture in an 8mm home movie from the United States, circa 1958. — A wide, squinting grin as she shows off the kitten picture to the camera.
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