United States-1955: Three Children Gesturing Beside Goats at an Enclosure Fence

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
animal encounters
outdoor recreation
tourist attractions
informal posing
home movies

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level with the children
Setting: outdoor · Landscaped animal enclosure with wire fencing, grass, decorative wooden boards and dense trees
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Fair
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright highlights and deep background shade
People: 3 · Three children: two boys in short-sleeved collared shirts, one wearing gray shorts and the other dark trousers, and a girl with short light hair wearing a striped sleeveless top and red shorts.
Animals: goats
Objects: wire enclosure fence · green vertical wooden boards · white decorative trim · wooden fence post · red and gray mounted box · grass · trees
Colors: dark green · red · white · navy blue · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The girl bends toward the enclosure beside two boys.
The central boy faces the camera as the girl straightens and gestures.
The boy smiles with his arms across his waist while the girl holds her hands together.
The central boy turns toward the smiling girl beside the fence.

Three Children Gesturing Beside Goats at an Enclosure Fence — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1955 home movie footage shows three children beside a wire animal enclosure, with goats visible behind them. A boy in a patterned shirt stands at the left while a second boy in a white shirt faces the camera. A girl in a striped sleeveless top and red shorts bends toward the fence, then straightens and gestures with her hands. The continuous handheld view shifts slightly as the children smile and turn toward one another.

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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004382

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: 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 scene supports documentary requests for American childhood, animal attractions and informal outdoor leisure.
Period detail: Collared short-sleeved shirts, high-waisted shorts and a striped sleeveless top provide visible clothing clues consistent with circa 1955.
Home-movie behavior: The children alternate between watching one another and acknowledging the camera, with smiles and quick hand gestures giving the shot an informal visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: Three children stand before a wire fence, with partially obscured goats, green wooden boards, white trim, grass and dense trees around them.
Film character: Soft projected detail, visible grain, saturated red clothing and deep green shadows give the handheld color footage its archival texture.
Edit role: The shot works as a brief reaction insert or childhood memory beat within an animal-attraction or leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows children engaging with an animal enclosure during a visit to the section's landscaped nursery-rhyme attraction.
Research note: Children's faces and an attraction enclosure are visible; copyright licensing is separate from likeness and property permissions, and no readable name identifies the operator.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1955 American children beside goats, animal-attraction home movies and color small-gauge leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's giant beanstalk, garden fountain and miniature train shots, then with United States leisure footage circa 1955 and other childhood animal encounters.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1955, a girl bends toward a goat enclosure beside two boys, framed by green boards and trees. — The girl leans toward the fence while the boys stand beside partly obscured goats.
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Three children beside a goat pen in the United States, circa 1955; the central boy faces the camera as the girl gestures. — The central boy faces the camera, with the girl upright and gesturing beside him.
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A smiling boy and gesturing girl stand beside a third child at a goat enclosure in the United States, circa 1955. — The boy smiles toward the camera while the girl brings her hands together.
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In the United States, circa 1955, a boy turns toward a smiling girl beside goats, with a red and gray box at the right edge. — The central boy turns toward the girl as she smiles beside the enclosure.
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