United States-1961: Seated Woman Putting On Sunglasses at a Garden Gathering

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1961 · United States · Reel 0060bcc2 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
Informal social gathering
Everyday gestures
Domestic life
Period clothing
Amateur filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Slightly elevated view across the seated group
Setting: outdoor · Residential garden beside a driveway and house
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded faces and uneven highlights
People: 5 · Five adults are visible across the shot: a seated woman in a purple patterned dress, a standing woman in a sleeveless white blouse and plaid skirt, two other seated women, and a seated man in a white shirt.
Vehicles: Dark rounded sedan with chrome grille and yellow license plate · Partially obscured parked car behind the sedan
Objects: Light-colored sunglasses · Red-and-white striped hammock · Wooden garden chairs · Hammock support · House windows · Shrubs · Driveway · Lawn
Colors: dark green · purple · white · mint green · gray · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The seated woman holds her hands near her ears beside the striped hammock.
She holds the light-colored sunglasses in front of her face.
She raises the glasses toward her eyes.
She wears and adjusts the sunglasses as the standing woman turns slightly.

Seated Woman Putting On Sunglasses at a Garden Gathering — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1961 home movie footage shows a seated woman in a purple patterned dress handling light-colored sunglasses beside a striped hammock. A standing woman in a sleeveless white blouse faces her while other adults sit nearby. The seated woman raises the glasses onto her face and adjusts them. A slightly unsteady continuous shot shifts right, revealing a seated man, with a dark sedan and house behind the group.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003404

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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: 1961 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 1961 American garden scene supports documentary requests for everyday leisure, period clothing and a clear sunglasses gesture.
Period detail: The light-colored sunglasses, patterned dress, plaid skirt, short hairstyles and rounded chrome-trimmed sedan provide visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The seated woman handles her glasses while nearby adults watch and gesture, giving the scene an informal, socially responsive quality.
What appears in frame: A patterned dress and light-colored glasses anchor the group, with wooden chairs, a striped hammock, a parked sedan and shrubs around them.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, variable brightness and slight framing drift convey the texture of the projected small-gauge film capture.
Edit role: The sunglasses action works as a short leisure insert or a cutaway within a longer sequence of garden conversation and relaxation.
Historical context: The residential setting shows adults spending time outdoors in a mix of patterned clothing, sleeveless blouses and collared shirts.
Research note: Recognizable adults and residential property are visible; copyright permission is separate from likeness and property permissions, and no releases are established by the images.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1961 American home movies, women putting on sunglasses and adults relaxing beside a garden hammock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's backyard meal and hammock scenes, then other United States footage circa 1961, followed by broader outdoor leisure and sunglasses actions.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1961: a woman in a purple patterned dress holds her hands near her ears beside a striped hammock and garden chairs. — The central seated woman raises her hands beside her face as a standing participant faces her.
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United States, circa 1961: a seated woman displays light-colored sunglasses beside a standing woman, with a dark sedan behind the garden gathering. — The woman holds the open sunglasses in front of her while nearby adults look toward her.
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United States, circa 1961: a woman raises sunglasses to her eyes amid garden chairs, a striped hammock and adults in light blouses. — The seated woman brings the glasses up to her face, holding them with both hands.
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United States, circa 1961: the seated woman wears light-colored sunglasses as a standing woman turns and a man in a white shirt sits behind her. — The sunglasses are on her face, and the rightward framing reveals more of the seated man.
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