United States-1960: Boy in a Feathered Costume Hat Peeking Over a Sofa Back

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · 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
dress-up play
family home movies
mid-century domestic life
peekaboo
hiding and seeking
playfulness

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld
Setting: indoor · home living room with knotty pine wall panelling
Time and weather: unknown (interior)
Lighting: artificial indoor light, warm and slightly overexposed on the cushion
People: 1 · One boy, roughly school age, in a red sweater and a black costume hat with a yellow band and feather.
Objects: black hat with yellow band · yellow feather plume · red sweater · dark upholstered sofa back · pink seat cushion · knotty pine panelling
Colors: red · amber · black · pink · yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The boy lies face-down over the sofa back, his feathered hat toward the camera.
He starts to lift his head and swings one arm down past the cushion.
His eyes appear over the sofa back as he peers at the camera.
He holds still, peeking over the upholstery with a direct gaze.

Boy in a Feathered Costume Hat Peeking Over a Sofa Back — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1960, home movie footage shows a boy in a red sweater and a black hat with a yellow band and tall yellow feather draped face-down over the dark back of a sofa in a knotty pine panelled room. He lifts his head, lets one arm dangle toward a pink seat cushion, and peers over the upholstery straight at the camera. The single handheld shot is framed close at about seat height on 8mm colour film with warm, saturated reds.

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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000975

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: 1960 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 circa 1960 American childhood and home-life material, especially short playful inserts for documentaries, nostalgia montages and education pieces.
Period detail: Knotty pine wall panelling, a dark upholstered sofa and a child's costume hat with a plume may show a typical American home interior of around 1960.
Home-movie behavior: An unstaged moment of a boy hamming for the family camera, hiding his face on the sofa back and then peering over it with a direct, mischievous look.
What appears in frame: A boy in a red sweater, a black hat with a yellow band, a tall yellow feather, the dark back of a sofa, a pink seat cushion and knotty pine panelling behind.
Film character: Warm, saturated 8mm colour with deep reds and amber wood tones, visible grain, soft focus and slight handheld drift give it a strong period texture.
Edit role: Works as a quick character insert, a memory beat or a light comic cutaway within a family or childhood sequence.
Historical context: Panelled rooms and dress-up play are familiar elements of mid-century American home movies, and this clip records that domestic setting without any datable signage.
Research note: The boy is an identifiable minor in a private home and is unnamed; likeness and property considerations are separate from copyright in the film, and use should be reviewed against Stockfilm's licence terms.
Research search match: Matches searches like 'boy in costume hat 1960 home movie', 'child peeking over couch 8mm' and 'knotty pine living room vintage footage'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Boy bouncing on a spring rocking horse and Children on pedal cars on a lawn, then with other circa 1960 American interiors, then with childhood dress-up and play clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Boy in a feathered black hat slumped face-down over a sofa back in a knotty pine room, United States, circa 1960 — A boy in a red sweater and plumed hat hides his face on the sofa back, circa 1960.
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Boy in a red sweater begins lifting his head from a sofa back, tall yellow plume on his hat, in a circa 1960 American home — The boy starts to raise his head, the yellow feather standing tall against the panelled wall.
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Boy in a feathered costume hat peeks over a dark sofa back, arm dangling, in a knotty pine room in the United States, circa 1960 — Eyes appear over the sofa back as the boy peeks at the camera.
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Boy in a red sweater and plumed black hat gazes straight at the camera over a sofa back, United States home movie, circa 1960 — The boy holds a direct gaze over the upholstery in this circa 1960 8mm home movie.
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