California-1955: Child Lifts an Oversized Straw Hat to Reveal Their Face

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 · California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
play
domestic life
outdoor leisure
self-presentation
personal memory

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · Approximately eye level, showing the child's full body
Setting: outdoor · Residential lawn beside a house wall with climbing vegetation
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Sunny
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with deep shade beneath the hat and beside the house
People: 1 · One young child with dark hair, wearing pink overalls over a pale short-sleeved shirt, barefoot and handling an oversized straw hat.
Objects: oversized fringed straw hat · pink overalls · pale short-sleeved shirt · grass lawn · house wall · climbing plants · wall trellis · doorway
Colors: pink · green · straw yellow · cream · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The child stands on the lawn with the broad straw hat hiding the face.
The brim begins to tip upward, exposing the face beneath it.
The child's face is visible in shade, with both hands near the chest.

Child Lifts an Oversized Straw Hat to Reveal Their Face — Clip Details

Likely California, circa 1955 home movie footage shows a barefoot child standing on a sunlit lawn in pink overalls and a pale short-sleeved shirt. An oversized straw hat initially hides the child's face, its loose fringe catching the light. The child tips the brim upward, revealing dark hair and a shaded face while keeping both hands near the chest. One continuous, nearly stationary full-body view includes a house wall, climbing plants and strong garden shadows.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004102

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: 1955 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: California, 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 1955 childhood scene serves documentary requests for domestic outdoor play and a brief expressive gesture.
Period detail: Pink bib overalls over a pale short-sleeved shirt and a broad fringed straw hat provide visible mid-century clothing detail without fixing a narrow date.
Home-movie behavior: The child engages with the camera by tipping an oversized brim upward, turning a simple pose into a small reveal.
What appears in frame: The view contains a barefoot child, pink overalls, a fringed straw hat, green lawn, a pale house wall and climbing plants.
Film character: Warm color, soft detail, grain, bright straw highlights and deep shadows give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: The complete face reveal works as a short character insert or childhood memory beat with a visible beginning and ending.
Historical context: The residential setting and oversized accessory show an informal childhood moment, with no visible evidence of a named occasion.
Research note: A minor's face and a residential exterior are visible; copyright permission is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions, and no readable branding appears.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1955 childhood home movies, barefoot garden play and a child lifting an oversized straw hat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's children with spring horse and toddler riding toy horse, then with likely California footage from circa 1955 or other childhood dress-up scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Likely California, circa 1955: a barefoot child in pink overalls holds a broad straw hat over the face beside a house and climbing plants. — The oversized straw brim hides the child's face at the start of the gesture.
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A broad fringed hat still conceals the child's face on a sunny residential lawn, likely in California, circa 1955. — Bright sunlight catches the loose straw fringe while the child remains in place.
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Likely California, circa 1955: the child starts tilting the oversized straw brim upward while standing in pink overalls on the grass. — The hat changes angle just before the child's face comes into view.
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The child's dark hair and shaded face emerge beneath the oversized hat, likely in California, circa 1955, with pink overalls and pale sleeves visible. — The raised brim reveals the child's face beneath the straw hat.
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