United States-1957: Boy Tipping a Large Metal Container Toward a Small Can

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
everyday activity
outdoor domestic life
handling household objects
summer
home movie observation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Slightly elevated, oblique side view
Setting: outdoor · Grassy domestic yard beside shrubs and a sided building
Time and weather: daytime · likely summer · Dry conditions; sky not visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with substantial shade and deep background shadows
People: 1 · One boy with short dark hair wearing a red-and-white striped sleeveless shirt, dark shorts, socks and dark shoes, bent forward while handling a large metal vessel.
Objects: large cylindrical metal container · small ground-level can · galvanized bucket · open metal yard container · low bench or support · long-handled yard implements · horizontal building siding · shrubs · grass · exterior pipe
Colors: green · gray · red · white · blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The boy is already bent forward, holding the large vessel above a small can.
He tips the container with its circular base facing the camera.
He maintains the downward angle and adjusts his grip.
He remains bent over with the vessel directed toward the ground-level can.

Boy Tipping a Large Metal Container Toward a Small Can — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a boy bending over in a grassy yard and tipping a large metal container toward a smaller can on the ground. He holds the vessel with both hands and maintains its downward angle throughout the shot. A galvanized bucket, dense shrubs, horizontal siding and several yard containers surround him. The continuous, slightly unsteady view keeps his striped sleeveless shirt and the circular metal base prominent.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004430

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: 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 and everyday yard activity through a sustained shot of a boy tipping a metal vessel.
Period detail: The striped sleeveless shirt, high-waisted shorts and utilitarian metal vessels are compatible with circa 1957, although none fixes the date.
Home-movie behavior: The boy stays absorbed in handling the vessel without visibly posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: A bent-over boy holds a cylindrical vessel above a small can, with a galvanized bucket, shrubs, grass and horizontal siding behind him.
Film character: The projected-film transfer has soft detail, visible grain, green-blue color casts, deep shadows and slight framing movement.
Edit role: Works as an action insert or childhood memory beat, with the tipped vessel providing a clear visual focus.
Historical context: The scene records a child handling an everyday metal vessel outdoors, without establishing whether the action is a chore or play.
Research note: A minor, a partially visible face and a domestic property setting appear; copyright licensing is separate from any likeness or property permissions, and the colored label is unreadable.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1957 American home movies, a boy pouring from a metal container, and small-gauge footage of everyday yard activity.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's child pointing toward the camera or boy raising a hand to his forehead, then United States scenes circa 1957, followed by childhood yard activity.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1957: a boy bends over a small can while tipping a large metal vessel, with shrubs and a galvanized bucket behind him. — The boy holds the tilted vessel with both hands above a small ground-level can.
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United States, circa 1957: the circular base of a metal container faces the camera as a boy leans over in a shaded grassy yard. — The bright circular base stands out against the shaded yard.
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United States, circa 1957: a boy bends low over a tilted metal vessel beside shrubs, a raised bucket and an open yard container. — The boy maintains the vessel's downward angle beside the clustered yard containers.
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United States, circa 1957: a boy in a striped top looks downward while keeping a large metal vessel tipped beside a shrub-lined building. — Both hands support the vessel as the boy continues looking down.
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