United States-1956: Woman Smiling and Looking Around Outside a Lakeside Cottage

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1956 · United States · Reel 992e4287 contains 11 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

informal portraiture
lakeside leisure
cottage life
personal memory
everyday clothing
camera interaction

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · tilt · Approximately eye level with slightly tilted framing
Setting: outdoor · Wooded lakeside cottage grounds with lawn and a white rail fence
Time and weather: daytime · Spring or autumn; sparse deciduous foliage does not distinguish between them · Dry, with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with sunlit siding and shaded foreground areas
People: 2 · An adult woman with short dark waved hair wears a gray tailored jacket over a dark top, a pendant and a brown lower garment; a young child in dark clothing briefly appears along the lower edge.
Objects: wood-sided cottages · white rail fence · lawn · evergreen trees · deciduous trees · lake water · gray jacket · pendant
Colors: gray · brown · muted green · white · blue-gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The woman smiles toward the camera as a child appears at the lower right edge.
She looks down with her hands together at her waist.
She turns her smiling face toward the side.
The shifting camera frames her more closely against the cottages and fence.

Woman Smiling and Looking Around Outside a Lakeside Cottage — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1956 home movie footage shows a woman standing outside a cottage with her hands together at her waist. She smiles, glances down and turns toward the side while a young child briefly appears along the lower edge. A white rail fence, neighboring cottage, evergreens and a glimpse of lake water fill the background. The single handheld shot shifts its framing, cropping the woman more closely toward the end.

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: 800004452

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: 1956 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 1956 portrait in the United States suits documentary requests for everyday clothing, cottage leisure and informal home-movie camera interaction.
Period detail: The woman's structured gray jacket, short waved hairstyle, dark top and pendant are consistent with the circa 1956 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: She smiles toward the camera, lowers her gaze and looks aside while a child briefly enters the edge of the composition.
What appears in frame: The shot includes a woman in a gray jacket, a briefly visible child, wood-sided cottages, a white fence, evergreens, sparse deciduous branches and lake water.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, muted color and gently wandering framing give the projected-film capture a recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use the smile as a portrait insert or a quiet pause between wider cottage views and lakeshore activity.
Historical context: The juxtaposition of tailored clothing and informal cottage grounds records one person's outdoor appearance without establishing a particular occasion.
Research note: A recognizable adult face, a briefly visible minor and residential cottage exteriors appear; film copyright is separate from likeness and property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for a circa 1956 woman outside a lakeside cottage, American leisure portraits and silent color small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's cottage children, woman walking with boy and lakeside fishermen, then with other circa 1956 United States cottage scenes and informal portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1956, a woman in a gray jacket smiles outside a lakeside cottage while a child appears at the lower right. — The woman faces the camera with her hands together; a child is partly visible beside her.
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A woman looks down with her hands together on lakeside cottage grounds in the United States, circa 1956. — She lowers her gaze while standing in front of the white rail fence.
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In a United States home movie from circa 1956, a woman turns to the side beneath sparse branches, with a lakeside cottage behind her. — Her sideways smile sits low in the shifting composition beneath the trees.
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A closer view shows a smiling woman in a gray jacket beside wood-sided cottages and a white fence in the United States, circa 1956. — The tighter framing emphasizes her smile, jacket and pendant against the cottage setting.
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