United States-1957: Woman Rolling on the Grass and Laughing Toward the Camera

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

outdoor leisure
playfulness
domestic life
casual dress
camera interaction
personal memory

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · Slightly elevated, looking down across the lawn
Setting: outdoor · Domestic lawn beside a dense shrub and a pale walkway
Time and weather: Daytime · Warm season, likely summer · Sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight with deep shrub shadows
People: 1 · One apparently adult woman with short brown hair, wearing a pink short-sleeved blouse, checked shorts, white socks and dark shoes; she rolls, props herself up and laughs toward the camera.
Objects: grass lawn · dense shrub · pale walkway · pink blouse · checked shorts · white socks · dark shoes
Colors: green · pink · blue-gray · white · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The woman reclines on her side with her head supported by one hand.
She turns away and rolls toward the shrub.
Still lying on her side, she swings an arm above her torso.
She props herself up and smiles toward the camera.
She lowers herself toward the grass while visibly laughing.

Woman Rolling on the Grass and Laughing Toward the Camera — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a woman reclining on a lawn beside a dense shrub. Wearing a pink short-sleeved blouse, checked shorts, white socks and dark shoes, she turns away and rolls onto her side while moving one arm. She then props herself up and laughs toward the camera before lowering herself again. A single elevated view holds the action, with sunlit grass, deep shade and a pale walkway behind her.

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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003258

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: This clip serves requests for American domestic leisure circa 1957, particularly documentary sequences needing a woman laughing and playing outdoors.
Period detail: The short hairstyle, pink blouse, checked shorts, white socks and dark shoes support the supplied circa 1957 estimate without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: Her rolling, changing poses and laughter toward the lens preserve a playful exchange with the person filming.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a reclining woman, a pink blouse, checked shorts, white socks, dark shoes, green grass, a dense shrub and a pale walkway.
Film character: Soft color detail, visible grain, movement blur and strong sun-to-shade contrast give the projected-film transfer its archival texture.
Edit role: The continuous action works as a leisure cutaway or personal-memory beat, with a clear turn from reclining to laughter toward the camera.
Historical context: The casual clothing and relaxed lawn activity offer a small view of domestic outdoor leisure in the United States circa 1957.
Research note: An identifiable adult face and an apparently private yard are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Useful for searches for a woman rolling on grass, outdoor laughter, American leisure circa 1957 and silent color small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's porch wave or outdoor meal, then other United States scenes circa 1957, followed by home movies of playful lawn activity.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a woman turns away on a lawn, her pink blouse and checked shorts visible beside a dense shrub. — The woman turns away while lying beside the shrub.
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A woman raises an arm while lying on grass in the United States, circa 1957, with white socks and dark shoes beside the shrub's shadow. — One arm lifts as she lies on her side with her legs bent.
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In a United States home movie circa 1957, a woman rolls beside a shrub, one arm crossing her checked shorts and her face turned away. — She continues rolling, with one arm moving across her body.
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A woman in a pink blouse laughs toward the camera from the grass in the United States, circa 1957, with a dark shrub behind her. — She leans toward the grass and laughs in the camera's direction.
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