United States-1978: Man Holding a Baby Beside a Smiling Boy

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1978 · United States · Reel 03b57206 contains 3 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

infant care
domestic life
childhood
shared attention
informal portrait
home movie memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · Approximately eye level with the seated adult
Setting: indoor · Domestic interior with wooden furniture and an acoustic guitar
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Indeterminate · Not visible
Lighting: Dim interior illumination with uneven exposure in the projected-film capture
People: 3 · A seated adult man in an open dark shirt holds an infant in a white ruffled top and pink bottoms; a smiling boy in a light graphic shirt with dark sleeves stands beside him.
Objects: acoustic guitar · wooden furniture · graphic ringer shirt · white ruffled infant top · pink infant bottoms · wristwatch
Colors: purple · blue · pink · white · warm brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man looks down at the infant while the boy smiles beside him.
The man raises his face toward the camera as the baby moves its hands.
The man and boy turn toward one another.
The infant faces forward with its mouth open and hands lifted.

Man Holding a Baby Beside a Smiling Boy — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1978 home movie footage shows a seated man holding a baby beside a smiling boy. He looks down toward the infant, then toward the camera and the older child while adjusting his supporting arms. The baby turns its head and lifts its hands as the boy watches. One continuous medium shot includes wooden furniture and an acoustic guitar behind them, with pronounced purple-blue color, soft focus and visible grain.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003553

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 circa 1978 domestic scene suits documentary requests for informal American home movies showing an adult holding an infant beside an older child.
Period detail: The graphic ringer shirt, open denim-like shirt, hairstyles and wooden furniture may show late 1970s to early 1980s domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: The boy smiles while the man alternates his attention between the children and the camera, and the infant moves independently in his arms.
What appears in frame: A seated man, a smiling boy, an infant in ruffled clothing, an acoustic guitar, wooden furniture and a wristwatch occupy the frame.
Film character: Coarse grain, soft detail, uneven exposure and a strong purple-blue cast characterize this digital recording of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: The uninterrupted interaction works as a short memory beat or cutaway within a sequence about childhood and domestic care.
Historical context: The close grouping and occasional looks toward the lens show an informal home-movie portrait, without establishing the participants' relationships.
Research note: Recognizable adult and minor faces, a private interior and a shirt graphic are visible; film copyright is separate from likeness, property and artwork permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1978 American home movies, a man holding an infant, a smiling boy and candid domestic interaction.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Expressive baby on a man's lap and Balloon play beside baby from this reel, then with United States interiors circa 1978 and other infant-care scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1978, a seated man bends toward an infant while a boy smiles beside him in a purple-tinted domestic interior. — The man looks down toward the infant as the boy smiles beside him.
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A man supports an infant with raised hands beside a smiling boy in a United States home movie, circa 1978. — The infant lifts its hands while the boy looks across toward it.
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In a United States domestic interior, circa 1978, a man faces the camera with an infant on his lap as the boy beside him looks down. — The man faces the lens while keeping his arms around the infant.
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A forward-facing infant rests in a man's arms beside a smiling boy in this purple-tinted United States home movie, circa 1978. — The baby faces forward as the man and boy remain close together.
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