United States-1950: Three Adults Skate Toward the Camera Holding Hands

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Year1950
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1950 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1950 · United States · Reel b7a23e0c 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

winter recreation
group coordination
companionship
rural leisure
informal play
everyday life

Shot type: mixed
Camera: static · Eye-level view facing the approaching skaters
Setting: outdoor · Frozen rural pond bordered by open fields, wire fences and scattered buildings
Time and weather: daytime · winter · Dry wintry conditions with frozen water and no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven exposure in the projected-film transfer
People: 3 · Three apparent adults, two women flanking a man, skate hand in hand toward the camera; the left woman wears a red coat, and the other two wear dark outerwear.
Vehicles: Parked rounded older sedan
Objects: ice skates · winter coats · trousers · frozen pond · wire fences · fence posts · scattered rural buildings · utility poles
Colors: blue-purple · ochre · red-orange · dark navy · pale blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Three adults approach hand in hand, with the red-coated skater extending her free arm.
The linked trio glides closer across the ice with a parked sedan behind them.
Their faces fill more of the frame as the left skater reaches the picture edge.
The smiling central skater and dark-coated woman remain linked near the camera.

Three Adults Skate Toward the Camera Holding Hands — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1950 home movie footage shows three adults skating toward the camera hand in hand on a frozen rural pond. The woman at left wears a red coat and extends her free arm, while a man in the middle links hands with both women. A rounded sedan stands beside the ice below open fields, fences and scattered buildings. One continuous, nearly stationary view brings their smiling faces closer before the trio reaches the frame edges.

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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004141

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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: 1950 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 1950 scene supports documentary requests for rural American winter recreation and adults skating together in home movies.
Period detail: A rounded sedan, substantial winter coats and the adults' hairstyles support the circa 1950 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The trio smiles and balances with linked hands while approaching the person filming.
What appears in frame: Three skaters cross blue-purple ice before a parked sedan, wire fences, ochre fields, scattered buildings and utility poles.
Film character: Soft projected detail, visible grain, scattered marks and uneven warm and cool color give the transfer its small-gauge film texture.
Edit role: The two-second approach works as a brief recreation insert or a cheerful group memory beat.
Historical context: The frozen pond and ordinary outerwear show informal outdoor leisure in a rural setting, without identifying a specific community.
Research note: Visible adult faces, a sedan and rural buildings raise likeness and property considerations separate from copyright in the original film and transfer.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1950 home movies of three adults holding hands while skating on a rural frozen pond.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's playful paired skating, smiling approaching skater and one-foot balancing shots, then other circa 1950 United States pond recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three adults skate toward the camera on a rural pond in the United States, circa 1950, with a rounded sedan and open fields behind them. — The linked trio approaches across the ice as the woman in red stretches her free arm outward.
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A linked skating trio approaches on rural ice in the United States, circa 1950; red and dark coats stand against pale fields. — All three adults remain fully visible as they glide closer together.
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Skaters fill more of the frame on a pond in the United States, circa 1950, with a smiling man between two women and a rounded car behind. — The approaching group fills the foreground while the parked sedan remains visible between them.
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Near the camera on rural ice in the United States, circa 1950, a smiling man and dark-coated woman remain linked to a partly cropped third skater. — The central skater smiles as the trio reaches the camera and spreads beyond the frame edges.
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