Phoenix Arizona-1951: Woman Puts On Sunglasses and Leans Back to Sunbathe on a Lounger

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationPhoenix, Arizona, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

sunbathing
vacation leisure
1950s fashion
postwar automobiles
winter sun holiday
relaxation
women's everyday life

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Sunny patio or sun deck with a cushioned wooden lounger, a white-painted block wall and a car parked in a shaded shelter behind
Time and weather: day · winter · clear and sunny
Lighting: Hard direct sunlight with deep shadows
People: 1 · A young woman with wavy shoulder-length hair in a blue dress with a dark blotch pattern, wearing pale-framed sunglasses
Vehicles: rounded maroon sedan with pontoon-fender styling and a yellow license plate
Objects: cushioned wooden lounger · tufted cream and yellow cushions · pale-framed sunglasses · dark handbag · white-painted block wall · scalloped wooden trim · wooden posts of a shade shelter
Colors: teal blue · pale yellow · cream · maroon · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The woman holds pale-framed sunglasses to her face with both hands.
She turns her head and settles the sunglasses behind her ear.
Sunglasses on, she folds her arms and smiles.
She leans her head back against the cushion and faces the sun.

Woman Puts On Sunglasses and Leans Back to Sunbathe on a... — Clip Details

Probably the Phoenix area of Arizona, circa 1951 home movie footage shows a young woman in a blue patterned dress seated on a cushioned wooden lounger in strong sun. She slips on pale-framed sunglasses, folds her arms and smiles, then tips her head back to face the sun. Behind her a white-painted block wall holds a dark handbag, and a rounded maroon sedan with a yellow plate is parked in shade. It is a single handheld medium shot on 8mm colour film in hard, warm daylight.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001233

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 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: Phoenix, Arizona, 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: Answers requests for authentic early-1950s American vacation and leisure footage, useful in documentaries on postwar tourism, fashion or Sun Belt travel.
Period detail: A rounded pontoon-fender sedan, pale-framed sunglasses and a patterned shirtwaist-style dress may show early 1950s style, consistent with a date around 1951.
Home-movie behavior: The woman fusses with her sunglasses, smiles self-consciously at the camera operator and then settles back, an unstaged moment of a family member or friend being filmed on holiday.
What appears in frame: A young woman on a tufted cushioned lounger, her pale sunglasses, a dark handbag on a painted block wall, scalloped wooden trim and a maroon sedan parked in shade behind.
Film character: Small-gauge colour grain, strong warm contrast from hard sun and a slightly soft handheld frame give the shot the tactile look of an original 8mm projection.
Edit role: Works as a character insert or memory beat within a vacation sequence, or as a gentle cutaway between wider resort and desert shots.
Historical context: The scene reflects postwar middle-class travel to warm-weather destinations, with the family car close at hand at the place they stayed.
Research note: The film's copyright and the woman's likeness are separate matters; she is identifiable and unnamed, and the private car and property may need their own consideration for commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under searches such as 1950s woman sunglasses home movie, vintage sunbathing 8mm, or early 1950s Arizona holiday footage.
Archive pairing path: Cut first to this reel's poolside bench and resort pool terrace scenes, then to other early-1950s Arizona winter travel films, and finally to postwar footage of people relaxing outdoors in the sun.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1951 home movie still, likely Phoenix area: a woman on a lounger lifts sunglasses to her face, maroon sedan behind — She raises a pair of pale-framed sunglasses to her face on a sunny patio lounger.
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Early-1950s 8mm frame, probably Arizona: woman settles sunglasses behind her ear beside a white block wall and handbag — Turning aside, she settles the sunglasses behind her ear.
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Circa 1951 vacation film, likely Phoenix: smiling woman in pale-framed sunglasses folds her arms on a sunny lounger — Sunglasses on, she folds her arms and smiles.
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Probably Phoenix area, circa 1951: woman in sunglasses tips her head back to sunbathe, postwar sedan in the shade behind — She leans back against the cushion and turns her face to the sun.
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