New York-1968: Woman and Three Children Smiling and Waving Beside a Sofa

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

domestic life
childhood
family gathering
informal portraiture
camera awareness
playfulness
shared attention

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Near eye level, angled slightly downward toward the seated group
Setting: indoor · Domestic living room with an upholstered sofa
Time and weather: Undetermined · Undetermined · Not visible
Lighting: Uneven interior illumination with a bright window area at the left
People: 4 · One adult woman in a sleeveless pink checked blouse and yellow skirt, with three children wearing light tops; one has a red checked skirt, one wears dark shorts, and the foreground child has a broad white collar and hair bows.
Objects: mustard-yellow sofa · table lamp · window · baseboard heater · papers · small cylindrical container · round perforated object · furniture edge
Colors: mustard yellow · pink · white · red · pale lavender · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Three children gather beside a woman seated on the yellow sofa.
The foreground child turns toward the woman as she smiles.
The woman raises her arm while the child behind the foreground figure waves.
The group faces the camera in a loose, smiling portrait.

Woman and Three Children Smiling and Waving Beside a Sofa — Clip Details

Probably New York state, circa 1968 home movie footage shows a woman and three children gathered around a mustard-yellow sofa. A small child stands in front while another child moves beside the seat and a third sits at the left. The woman and a child raise their hands toward the camera, smiling as the group settles together. One continuous, slightly unsteady indoor shot records their changing poses.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004399

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$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: 1968 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: New York, 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 1968 domestic portrait suits documentary requests for children and an adult smiling, waving and interacting in an American living room.
Period detail: Checked clothing, a broad white collar, hair bows and mustard upholstery support the broad circa 1968 visual estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The children shift positions and look toward the camera while the seated woman reaches toward the foreground child and waves.
What appears in frame: The view contains a yellow sofa, a pink checked blouse, a red checked skirt, pale children's clothing, a table lamp and papers on the seat.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, vertical scratches, dark specks and uneven projected illumination shape the color-film texture.
Edit role: Use the sustained interaction as a domestic memory beat or a short portrait between more active scenes.
Historical context: The informal poses and direct acknowledgment of the camera show how a household gathering becomes a home-movie portrait.
Research note: An adult, identifiable children and a private interior are visible; film copyright licensing is separate from likeness and property permissions, and relationships are unspecified.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1968 children waving, a woman beside a yellow sofa and silent small-gauge domestic portrait footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's child playing photographer or boy dancing at home, then with tentatively New York footage around circa 1968, followed by other domestic waving portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably New York state, circa 1968: a seated woman reaches toward a child in pale clothing beside a yellow sofa; two other children gather nearby. — A small child stands close to the seated woman while another wears a red checked skirt beside the sofa.
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Probably New York state, circa 1968: a woman raises her arm as a foreground child turns toward her and another child sits at the left of the sofa. — The woman lifts her arm while the foreground child looks toward her.
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Probably New York state, circa 1968: a child smiles and raises a hand behind a smaller child while a woman reaches across beside the yellow sofa. — A child waves from behind the foreground figure as the woman extends her arm.
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Probably New York state, circa 1968: a smiling woman and three children form an informal sofa portrait, with the rear child holding a hand above their head. — The group faces the camera, with a small child standing in front of the woman's knees.
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