United States-1973: Child Turning a Plastic Tricycle Across a Residential Lawn

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What is in this clip

childhood
outdoor play
independent movement
residential life
everyday recreation
children's toys

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Slightly elevated oblique view
Setting: outdoor · Residential lawn with climbing equipment and closely spaced houses
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined; leafless trees and patchy grass · Dry and sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight with strong shadows
People: 1 · One child with brown hair, wearing a bright yellow jacket, white cap, dark trousers and light shoes; the face is indistinct.
Vehicles: Low plastic tricycle · Another small riding toy in the background
Objects: Red-and-white metal climbing dome · Patchy lawn · House fronts · Porch steps · Bare trees · Shrubs · White cap
Colors: yellow · muted green · brown · red · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The child rides across the grass in side view.
The tricycle curves beside the metal climbing dome.
The rider faces away and extends a foot during the turn.
The child continues away across the lawn.

Child Turning a Plastic Tricycle Across a Residential Lawn — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1973 home movie footage shows a child in a bright yellow jacket and white cap riding a low plastic tricycle across a patchy lawn. The rider turns from a side view to face away, extending a foot while rounding the curve. A red-and-white metal climbing dome occupies the left foreground, with house fronts, steps and bare trees behind. The brief continuous shot follows the movement from a slightly elevated viewpoint.

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: 800004172

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: 1973 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: Supports documentary requests for everyday American childhood and outdoor toy play circa 1973.
Period detail: The low plastic tricycle, bright yellow outerwear and metal climbing dome are consistent with circa 1973, without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: The child concentrates on steering and foot placement while the camera follows an ordinary moment of play.
What appears in frame: A yellow-jacketed rider crosses patchy grass beside a red-and-white dome, with house steps, bare trees and another riding toy behind.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, muted color and slight handheld reframing give the projected small-gauge capture its home-movie texture.
Edit role: The complete riding turn works as a short action insert or childhood memory beat within a longer residential play sequence.
Historical context: Domestic architecture, lawn equipment and a child's riding toy place everyday recreation within a residential setting.
Research note: A minor and residential property are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any likeness or property permissions, and the child's face is indistinct.
Research search match: Matches searches for American childhood home movies, plastic tricycle riding and residential outdoor play circa 1973.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's dome climbing, dog play and beam balancing, then other United States footage circa 1973 and wider childhood toy-play scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1973: a yellow-jacketed child rides a plastic tricycle in side view across a residential lawn. — The child rides across the lawn with house steps and another riding toy behind.
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United States, circa 1973: a child begins turning a low tricycle away from the camera beside a metal climbing dome. — The tricycle curves alongside the climbing frame and its angular shadows.
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United States, circa 1973: the yellow-jacketed rider leans into a lawn turn, extending a foot beside the plastic tricycle. — The rider faces away and extends a foot while completing the curve.
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United States, circa 1973: a child continues away on a plastic tricycle past a red-and-white dome, with residential steps behind. — The child continues across the grass as the climbing dome remains in the foreground.
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