United States-1957: Man in a Bow Tie Smiling and Waving Beside a Picnic Table

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

greeting
outdoor gathering
domestic leisure
meal preparation
camera awareness
midcentury clothing
residential life

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Grassy residential backyard with a picnic table, planted ground, trees and detached houses
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Dry daylight conditions with a pale sky
Lighting: Natural daylight with deep shade beneath trees and darker facial exposure
People: 2 · Two adult men are visible: a gray-haired foreground man in a white long-sleeved shirt, dark bow tie and dark trousers, and a background man in a light shirt and light trousers.
Vehicles: Partially visible older dark truck at the left edge early in the shot
Objects: picnic table · long bench · colorful cups · plates · cylindrical barrel · detached houses · trees · garden plants · lawn
Colors: green · white · gray · dark blue · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two men stand near a picnic table laid with colorful cups and plates.
The foreground man smiles toward the camera.
He turns slightly sideways and gestures near his waist.
He raises his right hand beside his head in greeting.

Man in a Bow Tie Smiling and Waving Beside a Picnic Table — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a gray-haired man in a white shirt and dark bow tie standing beside a picnic table. He smiles toward the camera, turns briefly and raises his right hand in greeting. Another man moves behind the table, where colorful cups and plates are laid out. The continuous handheld shot shifts slightly right across a grassy yard with detached houses in the background.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003254

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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: 1957 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: Supports a documentary request for a brief American backyard greeting around circa 1957, with a smiling adult acknowledging the camera.
Period detail: The bow tie, tucked white shirt, high-waisted trousers, outdoor tableware and older vehicle are consistent with circa 1957.
Home-movie behavior: The foreground man notices the camera, smiles and raises a hand while another participant continues moving behind the table.
What appears in frame: The view includes a bow-tied man, a second adult, colorful tableware, a pale bench, a barrel, green lawn and detached houses.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, grain, scattered marks, slight handheld movement and uneven exposure give the color footage its archival texture.
Edit role: The smile and raised hand provide a short greeting insert or personal memory beat between wider gathering scenes.
Historical context: Dress shirts and a bow tie appear alongside an outdoor meal setting, showing relatively formal clothing within an informal residential gathering.
Research note: Two adults and residential property are visible; copyright licensing does not itself establish likeness or property permissions, and personal identities are undocumented.
Research search match: Matches searches for a man waving in an American backyard, a bow-tie camera greeting and color home-movie footage from circa 1957.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's outdoor meal, porch wave and table portraits, then United States scenes around circa 1957, followed by other home-movie greetings.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1957: a gray-haired man in a bow tie looks toward the camera beside a table with colorful cups and a pale bench. — The bow-tied man looks toward the camera as another adult stands behind the outdoor table.
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United States, circa 1957: the foreground man smiles toward the camera, with another adult, a picnic bench and green residential yard behind him. — A relaxed smile beside the picnic table, with a second man in the background.
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United States, circa 1957: a man in a white shirt turns slightly beside the picnic area, extending his right hand at waist height. — The man briefly turns and gestures near his waist before raising his hand.
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United States, circa 1957: the bow-tied man raises his right hand toward the camera against a backyard of green lawn and shaded trees. — The man raises his right hand in greeting near the end of the shot.
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