United States-1957: Man Puts His Arm Around a Woman at an Outdoor Table

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1957 · United States · Reel 6dc45894 contains 11 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

outdoor leisure
shared meals
affection
informal portraiture
social gathering
camera awareness

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately seated eye level
Setting: outdoor · Shaded outdoor dining area with trees and lawn chairs
Time and weather: daytime · likely summer · Sunlight visible through tree cover
Lighting: Natural dappled sunlight with deep background shade
People: 4 · Four adults are visible: a smiling man in a nautical-print shirt, a dark-haired woman in a white sleeveless blouse, a woman wearing glasses at left, and a gray-haired adult facing away.
Objects: dining table · paper cups · glass bottles · red lawn chairs · dark serving vessels · tableware · eyeglasses
Colors: dark green · white · red-orange · black · warm skin tones
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The seated man smiles toward the camera.
The woman beside him drinks from a paper cup.
He puts his arm around her shoulders as she lowers the cup.
They lean together and smile toward the camera.

Man Puts His Arm Around a Woman at an Outdoor Table — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a smiling man seated at an outdoor dining table in a nautical-print shirt. A woman beside him drinks from a paper cup before he puts his arm around her shoulders and they smile toward the camera. Two other adults sit behind them among red lawn chairs and shaded trees. The continuous medium shot shifts slightly right, with dappled sunlight crossing the faces and table.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003261

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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: This circa 1957 American home-movie scene serves documentary requests for outdoor leisure, shared meals and affectionate adult portraits.
Period detail: The man's nautical-print shirt, the woman's sleeveless blouse, paper cups and red lawn chairs support a mid-century summer setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man responds directly to the camera, draws the woman close and turns an ordinary seated moment into a playful shared portrait.
What appears in frame: A nautical-print shirt and white blouse fill the foreground, with paper cups, glass bottles, red chairs and shaded trees surrounding the seated adults.
Film character: Visible grain, soft projected detail, saturated reds and greens, deep shadows and slight handheld reframing give the shot its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the closing shared smile as a brief portrait insert or affectionate memory beat within an outdoor gathering sequence.
Historical context: The visible clothing, portable chairs and disposable cups document the material details of an informal outdoor meal circa 1957.
Research note: Recognizable adult faces and personal belongings are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions, and relationships are undocumented.
Research search match: The clip matches searches for circa 1957 American outdoor dining, nautical-print shirts and smiling adults in silent small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Serving an outdoor meal and Man greeting the camera from this reel, then other United States footage circa 1957, followed by informal outdoor portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a seated man smiles in a nautical-print shirt, with red lawn chairs and shaded trees behind him. — The man smiles toward the camera from the outdoor dining table.
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A smiling man at a shaded outdoor meal in the United States, circa 1957, wears a nautical-print shirt beside a partially visible raised cup. — A paper cup enters the right edge as the man continues smiling.
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In the United States, circa 1957, a man leans toward a woman in a white sleeveless blouse with his arm around her shoulders at an outdoor meal. — He draws the woman close after she lowers her cup.
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A man in a nautical-print shirt and a woman in a white blouse pose together at an outdoor table in the United States, circa 1957. — The pair settle into a shared portrait beneath the trees.
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