Storyland Massachusetts-1956: Toddler Holding a Rabbit Figure's Hand Under a Winged Start Sign

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationStoryland, Massachusetts, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 · Storyland, Massachusetts, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
family vacation
theme parks
storybook attractions
summer leisure
1950s Americana
home movies

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Children's storybook park with painted figures set among pine and oak scrub
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with deep shade in the foliage
People: 1 · One fair-haired toddler in a pink sleeveless sunsuit, smiling back at the camera
Objects: painted rabbit figure · winged signpost · white sign post · yellow paws · pale wall
Readable signs: START
Colors: deep green · white · pale pink · pale blue · yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The toddler stands beside the painted figure, holding its yellow paw under the START sign.
The child looks back over a shoulder and grins at the camera.
The toddler turns back to face the figure, still holding on.
A second broad grin toward the camera.
The child looks down at the figure's paw as the shot ends.

Toddler Holding a Rabbit Figure's Hand Under a Winged... — Clip Details

Storyland, Hyannis, Massachusetts, circa 1956 home movie footage of a toddler in a pink sunsuit beside a painted white rabbit figure under a winged 'START' signpost. The child holds the figure's outstretched yellow paw, looks back over a shoulder to grin at the camera twice, then turns toward the figure again. Pine and oak scrub and a pale wall fill the background in bright summer sun. One handheld medium shot on 8mm colour film, with visible grain and slight exposure flicker.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001680

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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: 1956 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: Storyland, Massachusetts, 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: Solves a request for authentic mid-1950s colour footage of a small child enjoying a Cape Cod storybook park, for documentaries on postwar family vacations or childhood.
Period detail: The toddler's simple pink sleeveless sunsuit, the hand-lettered wooden sign and the home-made look of the painted figure may show a small 1950s roadside children's attraction.
Home-movie behavior: The child keeps hold of the figure's paw while turning to beam back at whoever is filming, an unposed moment of a toddler checking that a parent is watching.
What appears in frame: A fair-haired toddler in a pink sunsuit, a white rabbit figure in a pale blue jacket with yellow paws, a wing-shaped sign reading START, pine and oak scrub, and a pale wall behind.
Film character: Small-gauge 8mm colour with fine grain, soft focus, saturated greens and short warm exposure shifts, filmed handheld with a gentle drift in the frame.
Edit role: Works as a warm memory beat or cutaway inside a sequence about childhood outings, and the START sign suits an opening insert for a section on a park visit.
Historical context: Storyland opened in Hyannis in June 1955 as a Mother Goose-themed children's park, one of many small family attractions serving Cape Cod summer visitors.
Research note: Film copyright and likeness are separate questions: the identifiable child is unidentified and was a minor, and the painted figure and sign on former commercial park property may carry third-party design rights.
Research search match: 1950s toddler at children's theme park; Storyland Hyannis 8mm home movie; vintage Cape Cod family vacation footage; child with storybook rabbit statue.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Storyland pony-cart and storybook-house clips and the toddler at the painted cut-outs, then other circa 1956 Cape Cod footage, then children at mid-century theme parks.

Still Frames From This Clip

Toddler reaching for a painted rabbit figure's paw under a START sign at Storyland, Hyannis, Massachusetts, circa 1956 — A toddler takes hold of the storybook rabbit's paw beneath the winged START sign, circa 1956.
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Toddler facing a white rabbit statue and holding its paw at a Cape Cod storybook park, 8mm home movie, circa 1956 — Turned toward the figure, the child keeps a grip on its outstretched paw.
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Grinning toddler beside a painted rabbit under a START sign at Storyland in Hyannis, circa 1956 summer home movie — The toddler grins back at the camera while holding on to the rabbit figure.
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In profile, the child stays at the rabbit figure's side under the START sign.

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