Havana Cuba-1956: Women Carrying Handbags Walk Between Tables Under a Thatched Roof

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What is in this clip

leisure
excursion
social gathering
period clothing
visitor experience
tropical setting
informal observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Open-sided thatched shelter with occupied tables beside tropical planting and a light-colored building
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Bright daylight; sky not visible
Lighting: Deep roof shade against a bright sunlit background
People: 12 · Approximately twelve partially overlapping visitors, apparently adults, including foreground women in dresses carrying pale handbags and people seated around tables behind them.
Objects: thatched roof · wooden support posts · tables · chairs · pale structured handbags · yellow tabletop display · tropical plants · building window
Colors: brown · dark green · black · white · yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Women carrying handbags move between tables beneath the thatched roof.
Passing visitors reveal more of the seated group behind them.
A woman in a dark dress stands prominently with a pale handbag.
The foreground woman raises an arm toward a wooden post.

Women Carrying Handbags Walk Between Tables Under a... — Clip Details

Probably near Havana, Cuba, circa 1956 home movie footage shows women carrying handbags moving between tables beneath an open-sided thatched shelter. Other visitors sit in the shade, with tropical foliage and a light-colored building beyond the wooden posts. A woman in a dark dress with pale neckline trim remains prominent as her companions pass left. The continuous handheld view shifts slightly right, ending as she raises an arm toward a post.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 4s
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Clip ID: 800004487

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
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: Havana, Cuba 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 1956 excursion companions, period handbags and informal gatherings in a probable Cuban tropical setting.
Period detail: Structured pale handbags, fitted dress bodices, full skirts and short styled hair support the mid-century appearance.
Home-movie behavior: Companions pass close to the camera while others sit behind them, preserving an informal pause during an excursion.
What appears in frame: Women with handbags cross between tables beneath thatch and wooden posts, with seated visitors, a yellow display and tropical foliage behind them.
Film character: Warm color, grain, soft detail and strong shade-to-daylight contrast accompany slight handheld movement in the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Works as a social cutaway or short pause between sightseeing, plant displays and other excursion activity.
Historical context: The clothing and shaded seating show how these visitors dressed and gathered during a mid-century outing.
Research note: People, faces, premises and a small illustrated display are visible; film copyright does not establish likeness, property or artwork permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1956 women with handbags, tropical excursion visitors and color small-gauge home movies probably filmed near Havana.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's visitors at the fruit display, then probable Havana excursion material from circa 1956, followed by comparable shaded visitor gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably near Havana, Cuba, circa 1956, women with pale handbags move through a thatched shelter beside tables and tropical plants. — Women move between tables under the shelter's low thatched roof.
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A passing woman partly obscures seated visitors beneath a thatched shelter, probably near Havana, Cuba, circa 1956. — Foreground movement reveals visitors seated at tables in the shade.
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Probably near Havana, Cuba, circa 1956, a woman in a dark trimmed dress carries a pale handbag beneath a thatched pavilion. — A woman with a pale handbag stands prominently as another visitor passes left.
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A woman gestures toward a shelter post with a pale handbag on her other arm, probably near Havana, Cuba, circa 1956. — The foreground woman raises an arm beside a wooden support post.
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