United States-1978: Bob-Haired Child Smiling Beside a Wooden Fence

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1978 · United States · Reel 9aeedd86 contains 4 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

childhood
camera interaction
everyday clothing
outdoor portraiture
home movies
personal memory

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · Slightly above the child's eye level
Setting: outdoor · Wooden rail fence with bare ground and sparse vegetation behind it
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Sunlit conditions
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with deep facial shadows and bright clothing highlights
People: 2 · One child with a short bob and bangs is visible from the upper torso upward; a second person is represented only by a bare arm across the child's shoulders.
Objects: wooden fence posts · wooden fence rails · pale top · rounded white collar · red trim · plaid shoulder panels
Colors: purple · magenta · cream · red · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The child faces the camera with an open smile beside the fence.
The smile continues as sunlight and shadow divide the face.
The child lowers the chin slightly while the arm remains across the shoulders.
The child shifts the head and holds a broad smile.

Bob-Haired Child Smiling Beside a Wooden Fence — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1978 home movie footage shows a bob-haired child smiling toward the camera beside a wooden fence. The child wears a pale top with a rounded white collar, red edging and plaid shoulder panels, while another person's bare arm rests across the shoulders. A single close-up holds the changing expression with slight handheld movement. Strong sunlight casts shadows across the face, and the film has a pronounced purple-magenta cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExteriorHandheld
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003549

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: 1978 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 documentary requests for a United States childhood portrait circa 1978, with a smiling reaction held in close-up.
Period detail: The bob haircut, rounded collar, red edging and plaid shoulder panels may show everyday children's styling consistent with circa 1978.
Home-movie behavior: The child responds directly to the camera with small head movements and a changing smile while another person's arm rests across the shoulders.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a smiling face, bobbed hair with bangs, a rounded collar, plaid shoulder panels, a bare arm and wooden fence rails.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, strong sunlight, slight handheld drift and a pronounced purple-magenta cast give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a short reaction insert or memory beat between wider scenes of children playing outdoors.
Historical context: The close framing records everyday dress and a child's response to being filmed without establishing a particular event or locality.
Research note: An identifiable minor and another person's arm are visible; copyright licensing is separate from likeness permissions, and the fence setting does not establish property ownership.
Research search match: Matches searches for a smiling child close-up, a bob haircut beside a wooden fence and United States home movies circa 1978.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's passing car, approaching go-kart and children drinking, then with United States footage circa 1978 or similar childhood portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1978, a bob-haired child smiles beside a wooden fence, wearing a rounded white collar edged in red. — The child faces the camera with an open smile; fence rails and another person's arm sit behind the shoulders.
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A sunlit child in the United States, circa 1978, smiles beneath straight bangs, with plaid panels and red collar trim visible. — Deep shadows cross the eyes while sunlight catches the cheeks and pale collar.
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In the United States, circa 1978, a child lowers the chin slightly beside a wooden fence while an unseen person's arm rests across the shoulders. — The chin dips slightly as the child's expression changes within the close-up.
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A bob-haired child in the United States, circa 1978, holds a broad smile beside fence rails, with another person's arm behind the neck. — A broad smile closes the brief portrait, with the arm still resting across the shoulders.
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