United States-1978: Three Children Drinking From Cups Beside a Lawn

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration8s
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
everyday life
outdoor refreshments
companionship
residential leisure
home-movie observation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Slightly elevated, looking down toward the children
Setting: outdoor · Residential lawn beside a paved path and trees
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Apparently sunny
Lighting: Strong natural daylight with bright highlights and deep facial shadows
People: 3 · Three children grouped side by side; the left child wears a dark dress with a broad white collar, the center child a light top and red skirt, and the right child a red printed shirt with striped sleeves and dark trousers.
Objects: small drinking cups · paved path · lawn · tree trunks · white-collared dress · red skirt · printed shirt
Colors: purple-blue · red · white · dark green · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Three children hold small cups to their mouths beside a lawn.
The child on the left lowers a cup toward the chest.
The left child bends forward as the right child lowers a cup.
The right child turns toward the others while the center child continues drinking.

Three Children Drinking From Cups Beside a Lawn — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1978 home movie footage shows three children drinking from small cups beside a residential lawn. The child on the left lowers a cup and bends forward while the center child continues drinking. The child on the right lowers a cup and turns toward the others. A slightly elevated camera holds the group in one continuous shot, with a paved path and tree trunks behind them.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003551

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: This scene serves documentary requests for everyday American childhood circa 1978, especially a short outdoor drinking or refreshment cutaway.
Period detail: The broad white collar, red skirt and printed shirt with sleeve stripes support a provisional circa 1978 clothing context.
Home-movie behavior: The shared drinking gesture gives way to bending, lowered cups and sideways glances that convey an informal moment in front of the camera.
What appears in frame: Three children hold small cups in front of a lawn, with a paved path, tree trunks, a broad white collar and a red skirt visible.
Film character: Pronounced grain, soft focus, dense shadows and a purple-blue cast characterize the digital capture of projected small-gauge color film.
Edit role: Use the continuous shot as a childhood cutaway, a pause after outdoor activity or a brief memory beat.
Historical context: The scene records ordinary outdoor behavior and clothing in a residential setting, without establishing a particular occasion or family relationship.
Research note: Three minors and residential grounds are visible; copyright licensing is separate from likeness and property permissions, and printed shirt details are indistinct.
Research search match: Matches searches for children drinking outdoors, American childhood circa 1978 and small-gauge home-movie refreshment scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's go-kart approaching, child smiling and passing car, then United States residential footage circa 1978 and other childhood refreshment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three children drink from cups beside a residential lawn in the United States, circa 1978, with a broad white collar and red printed shirt visible. — All three children hold their cups near their mouths beside the lawn.
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Children continue drinking outdoors in the United States, circa 1978; the center child's cup obscures the face above a light top and red skirt. — The center child's pale cup stands out against the shaded face.
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In the United States, circa 1978, one child bends forward beside two others, with the center child still drinking near a residential lawn. — The left child bends down as the right child lowers a cup.
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Three children beside a United States lawn, circa 1978; the right child turns inward while the center child keeps a cup near the mouth. — The right child turns toward the group near the end of the shot.
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