New Mexico-1954: Two Women in Sunglasses Turn Toward the Camera Beside an Adobe Arcade

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew Mexico, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 · New Mexico, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

travel
sightseeing
personal portrait
period fashion
vernacular architecture
camera awareness

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Sunlit courtyard walkway beside a low wall and an earth-toned adobe-style arcade
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight with strong shadows and deeply shaded archways
People: 3 · Two adult women with short waved hairstyles and pale sunglasses dominate the shot; one wears red with a light collar, and the other wears brown and carries a decorated handbag. A third adult is partly visible at the opening right edge.
Objects: pale sunglasses · decorated handbag · red clothing · brown clothing · light collar · low courtyard wall · arched openings · windows · tree trunks · trimmed shrubs
Colors: muted red · brown · pale tan · gray-green · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two women move beside the courtyard wall beneath a row of arches.
The woman in brown holds a hand near her face while carrying a decorated handbag.
Both women turn their sunglass-covered faces toward the camera.
The woman in brown turns back toward her companion as the camera follows.

Two Women in Sunglasses Turn Toward the Camera Beside an... — Clip Details

Likely New Mexico, United States, circa 1954 home movie footage shows two women in pale sunglasses beside a low courtyard wall and an adobe-style arcade. One wears red with a light collar; the other wears brown and carries a decorated handbag while raising a hand near her face. They turn toward the camera as they move along the walkway. A handheld camera follows them in one continuous medium shot, with trees and deep archway shadows behind them.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004087

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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: 1954 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: New Mexico, 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 1954 travel portrait suits documentary requests for women sightseeing beside Southwestern adobe-style architecture.
Period detail: Pale upswept sunglasses, short waved hairstyles, fitted outfits and a decorated handbag support the approximate circa 1954 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The women acknowledge the camera briefly, and one keeps a hand near her face before turning back toward her companion.
What appears in frame: The frames contain two women, pale sunglasses, red and brown outfits, a decorated handbag, a low wall, rounded arches and mature trees.
Film character: Muted color, soft projected detail, grain, scratches and scattered specks give the continuous handheld shot its surviving home-movie texture.
Edit role: The shot works as a brief travel portrait, a fashion cutaway or a human pause between architectural views.
Historical context: The women's clothing and camera-aware gestures place personal travel behavior alongside an adobe-style courtyard, likely in New Mexico.
Research note: Visible faces, a decorated handbag and building exteriors involve likeness, artwork and possible property interests separate from film copyright; release status is not established.
Research search match: The clip matches searches for circa 1954 women in sunglasses, Southwestern courtyard travel portraits and projected small-gauge color home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's cars and adobe streetscape, loaves, ovens and canyon visits, then with likely New Mexico material circa 1954 or other informal sightseeing portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two women in red and brown beside an adobe-style arcade, likely in New Mexico, circa 1954; the woman in brown faces her companion. — The women move beside the sunlit wall, with shaded arches and trees behind them.
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Likely New Mexico, circa 1954: a woman in brown holds a hand near her pale sunglasses and carries a decorated handbag beside a woman in red. — The woman in brown holds her hand near her face; her decorated handbag hangs at her side.
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Two women face the camera in a sunlit courtyard, likely in New Mexico, circa 1954, wearing pale sunglasses and red and brown outfits. — Both women briefly face the camera against the shaded arcade.
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A woman in brown turns back toward her red-clad companion beside an adobe-style arcade, likely in New Mexico, circa 1954. — The woman in brown turns toward her companion as the courtyard portrait continues.
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