United States-1980: Child Perched in a Tree With a Woman Supporting Them

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
outdoor play
informal portraiture
group companionship
domestic leisure
personal memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level with the standing group, looking slightly upward toward the child
Setting: outdoor · Planted residential garden beside a house
Time and weather: daytime · Undetermined · Sunny with clear blue sky
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with deep shadows
People: 4 · A child in a green top, plaid skirt and pale tights is supported by a woman in a white sweater and red plaid skirt; a younger person in a dark jacket and a man in sunglasses and a patterned sweater stand alongside.
Objects: tree trunk · cut tree limb · leafy branches · shrubs · garden path · house · windows · chimney · sunglasses · shoulder bag
Colors: green · blue · brown · white · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A child grips a cut tree limb while a woman supports their legs.
The child leans forward as the woman looks up.
The framing shifts right to include a man wearing sunglasses.
The group remains gathered around the trunk as the child adjusts position.

Child Perched in a Tree With a Woman Supporting Them — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1980 home movie footage shows a child perched against a pruned tree trunk in a sunny garden. Wearing a green top and plaid skirt, the child holds a cut limb while a woman in a white sweater supports their legs. A younger person in a dark jacket and a man wearing sunglasses gather alongside them. One continuous handheld shot shifts slightly right, revealing more of the group against leafy branches and a house.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004357

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: 1980 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 1980 garden scene serves documentary requests for childhood, informal group portraits and everyday domestic leisure.
Period detail: Plaid skirts, pale tights, layered knitwear, a dark jacket and large sunglasses support the broad circa 1980 appearance.
Home-movie behavior: The child shifts against the limb while the woman steadies them and the surrounding people alternate their attention between the child and camera.
What appears in frame: A thick tree trunk, cut limb, green top, two plaid skirts, white sweater, sunglasses, leafy shrubs and house windows fill the scene.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, saturated color and slight handheld drift give the projected-film capture its home movie texture.
Edit role: The sustained interaction works as a childhood memory beat or a short domestic cutaway within a personal-history sequence.
Historical context: The informal pose and coordinated attention to the child show how an ordinary garden gathering became a recorded personal moment.
Research note: Recognizable people, including a child, and a residential property appear; film copyright is separate from likeness and property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1980 small-gauge home movies of a child in a tree, garden portraits and adults supporting outdoor play.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's tourists turning toward camera or seated man gesturing playfully, then with circa 1980 garden portraits and childhood scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1980, a child in green leans against a garden tree above a supporting woman; the United States location is an estimate. — The child holds the cut limb as the woman supports their legs beside the trunk.
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A woman looks up at a child perched against a tree in a circa 1980 garden scene, provisionally placed in the United States. — The woman looks upward while steadying the child beneath the plaid skirt.
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Four people gather beside a garden tree circa 1980, including a supported child and a man in sunglasses; United States location estimated. — The wider group includes a man in a patterned sweater and sunglasses at the right edge.
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A child adjusts position above a woman in white while two companions stand nearby, circa 1980; the United States setting is provisional. — The child changes position while the woman continues to support them and the others watch.
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