United States-1957: Child Points a Gloved Hand Toward the Camera

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
camera interaction
everyday life
period clothing
residential life
home movies

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately child eye level
Setting: outdoor · Residential exterior beside a brick house and large tree
Time and weather: Daytime · Cool season; exact season indeterminate · No visible precipitation
Lighting: Soft natural daylight
People: 2 · Two young children: one faces the camera in a pale hat, tan double-breasted coat with a dark fur-like collar and gloves; the other wears a blue cap and dark jacket and turns away.
Objects: large tree trunk · brick wall · house window · pale concrete surface · double-breasted coat · pale hat · blue cap · gloves
Colors: tan · dark blue · gray · muted yellow-brown · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two children stand beside a tree as one extends a gloved hand toward the camera.
The child in the pale hat faces the lens with an animated expression.
The blue-capped child turns their back while the pointing gesture continues.
The left child moves partly out of view as the other remains facing the camera.

Child Points a Gloved Hand Toward the Camera — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows two children outdoors beside a large tree and a brick house. A child in a pale hat and double-breasted coat with a dark fur-like collar faces the camera, extending a gloved hand toward the lens. The other child, wearing a blue cap and dark jacket, turns away and moves toward the left edge. A single medium shot holds the gesture with slight handheld movement.

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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004422

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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: 1957 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 circa 1957 American childhood, children's outerwear and informal interaction with a home-movie camera.
Period detail: The pale rounded hat, double-breasted coat, dark fur-like collar and blue cap are consistent with midcentury children's outdoor clothing.
Home-movie behavior: One child looks directly toward the person filming and holds out a gloved hand while the other turns away.
What appears in frame: Two children stand beside a broad tree trunk, backed by a brick wall, a high window and a pale concrete surface.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, grain, scattered marks and cool color rendition give the short handheld view its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a brief childhood insert, an expressive reaction shot or a personal memory beat within a longer domestic sequence.
Historical context: The heavy coats, hats and gloves show children dressed for cool conditions outside a residential building.
Research note: Children and a recognizable face are visible beside residential property; footage copyright, likeness permissions and property considerations are separate matters.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1957 American children, a child pointing at the camera and color small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's boy raising a hand and man leaving the house, then with United States footage circa 1957 or other childhood camera interactions.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1957: a child in a pale hat and double-breasted coat points toward the lens beside a blue-capped child and brick house. — A child faces the camera with a gloved hand extended, while another stands beside the tree.
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United States, circa 1957: a blue-capped child turns away beside a tree as a child in a pale hat maintains a camera-facing gesture. — The left child turns their back while the child in the pale hat continues gesturing toward the lens.
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United States, circa 1957: two children in heavy coats stand by a brick house, one turning left and the other pointing toward the viewer. — The blue-capped child turns left as the other remains facing the camera beside the brick wall.
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United States, circa 1957: a child in a tan double-breasted coat continues pointing at the camera while a second child moves out of view. — The pointing child remains in view as the companion moves toward the left edge.
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