United States-1957: Two Boys Seated on a Striped Outdoor Bench Wave at the Camera

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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

childhood
greeting
domestic leisure
informal portraiture
camera interaction
outdoor relaxation

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · Approximately eye level with the seated subjects, viewed from the front.
Setting: outdoor · Residential garden or yard beside a house with horizontal siding and dense leafy plants.
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Sunny
Lighting: Strong natural sunlight with deep foliage shadows and uneven illumination across the faces.
People: 2 · Two boys with short hair wear short-sleeved collared shirts and dark trousers; the left boy sits upright, while the right boy reclines slightly with an arm resting along the bench.
Objects: striped outdoor bench · green cushions with yellow stripes · red bench frame · horizontal house siding · leafy plants · partially visible pale blue foreground object
Colors: dark green · pale yellow · pale lavender · navy blue · red · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two boys sit facing the camera on a striped outdoor bench.
The boy on the left begins lifting his hand toward the camera.
The boy on the right joins the greeting with a raised hand.
Both boys smile with their hands raised as the shot ends.

Two Boys Seated on a Striped Outdoor Bench Wave at the... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows two boys sitting side by side on a striped outdoor bench beside a house. Both wear short-sleeved collared shirts and dark trousers, with leafy plants and horizontal siding behind them. The boy on the left raises a hand toward the camera, and the boy on the right follows with a smiling greeting. A single, mostly fixed medium shot holds their seated portrait through the final wave.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003260

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: 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 circa 1957 clip serves documentary requests for American children greeting a home movie camera during informal outdoor leisure.
Period detail: Short-sleeved collared shirts tucked into high-waisted dark trousers and striped cushioned lawn furniture support the mid-century appearance.
Home-movie behavior: The boys respond directly to the person filming, shifting from a seated pose into successive waves and smiles.
What appears in frame: Two boys sit on a green striped bench with a red frame, backed by horizontal house siding and leafy plants, with a pale blue object partly visible at the lower right.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, visible grain, warm greenish color and strong sunlit highlights give the portrait its archival texture.
Edit role: The short portrait works as a childhood cutaway or greeting beat, with both raised hands providing a clear closing action.
Historical context: The clothing and lawn furniture place an ordinary domestic moment within the visual setting of circa 1957, without identifying a particular occasion.
Research note: Two minors have visible faces beside residential property; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1957 American children waving, boys on striped lawn furniture and silent color home movie portraits.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's porch wave, outdoor meal or smiling couple, then with United States domestic scenes from circa 1957 and other childhood greetings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two boys in collared shirts sit on striped lawn seating beside leafy plants and house siding in the United States, circa 1957. — The boys face the camera before beginning their greeting.
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In the United States, circa 1957, two seated boys hold a relaxed outdoor pose, with sunlight on their shirts and foliage behind them. — One boy sits upright while his companion rests an arm along the bench.
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A boy raises his hand toward the home movie camera while his seated companion watches, in the United States, circa 1957. — The boy on the left begins the wave.
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Two smiling boys wave from striped garden seating beside a house in the United States, circa 1957. — Both boys join the greeting at the end of the shot.
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