United States-1958: Child Smiles at the Camera and Covers Their Face

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
camera awareness
shyness
spontaneous expression
home movies
outdoor leisure

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · High angle looking down at the child's head and shoulders
Setting: outdoor · Grassy lawn with a partly cropped standing figure
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight highlights the hair and grass while the face remains shaded
People: 2 · One child with short waved hair and a red collared shirt; at least one standing figure is partly visible at the left edge without a visible face.
Objects: red collared shirt · light-colored clothing · dark trousers · grass · thin metal supports
Colors: red · green · dark brown · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The child looks downward beneath the camera.
The child looks up toward the lens.
The child lowers their gaze as their smile broadens.
A raised hand covers much of the child's face.

Child Smiles at the Camera and Covers Their Face — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958 home movie footage shows a child in a red collared shirt looking up toward the camera on a grassy lawn. The child gives a small smile, lowers their gaze and brings a hand across their face. A standing figure is partly cropped along the left edge. The continuous close-up looks down from above, with sunlight catching the child's waved hair and leaving much of the face in shadow.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003872

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: 1958 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 1958 portrait supports documentary requests for American childhood, candid expressions and reactions to a home movie camera.
Period detail: The child's waved hair and red collared shirt are compatible with circa 1958 but do not independently establish a narrow date.
Home-movie behavior: The child acknowledges the lens, smiles and covers their face, preserving a spontaneous interaction with the person filming.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a child, a red collared shirt, waved hair, a raised hand, green grass and a partly cropped standing figure.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, strong sunlit highlights and shaded facial tones characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use the complete gesture as a brief reaction cutaway or an intimate memory beat between wider gathering scenes.
Historical context: The close framing records an ordinary outdoor interaction, with the child's changing expression taking precedence over the surrounding gathering.
Research note: An identifiable minor appears; film copyright and any applicable likeness or property permissions are separate matters, and releases are not established by the images.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1958 American home movies, a shy child in a red shirt and a smiling face hidden behind a hand.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's outdoor meal and children eating, then other United States footage from circa 1958, followed by candid childhood reactions.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1958: a child with waved hair looks upward toward the camera in a high-angle lawn portrait. — The child looks directly up toward the camera.
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United States, circa 1958: a child in a red collared shirt begins to smile at the home movie camera. — A small smile follows the upward glance.
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United States, circa 1958: the child lowers their gaze and smiles beneath sunlit waves of hair. — The child looks down as the smile broadens.
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United States, circa 1958: the child bows their head and hides their face behind a hand at the end of the portrait. — A raised hand covers the child's face.
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