United States-1957: Boy Bending Over to Pet a Black-and-White Dog

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
human-animal companionship
everyday life
rural surroundings
affection
informal recreation

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld · Approximately child-height, slightly downward
Setting: outdoor · Rural yard beside a weathered wooden outbuilding
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight on the boy with deep shade behind him
People: 1 · One young boy with short hair, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and brown high-waisted shorts, bending over and stroking a dog.
Animals: One black-and-white dog with long dark ears and a white facial blaze
Objects: weathered wooden boards · wooden door with diagonal bracing · metal hinges · hanging chain · wooden post · low vegetation
Colors: dark brown · white · black · muted green · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The boy bends close with a hand near the dog's raised muzzle.
He lowers a hand onto the dog's head as it turns forward.
The dog faces the camera while the boy remains bent beside it.
He strokes its neck as it lifts its muzzle toward him.

Boy Bending Over to Pet a Black-and-White Dog — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a boy bending over a black-and-white dog beside a weathered wooden outbuilding. He holds one hand near its muzzle, then strokes its head and neck as it looks up toward him. Wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and brown shorts, he remains close throughout the single shot. The mostly steady framing catches bright sunlight on his clothing against the deeply shaded wooden background.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004491

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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: This circa 1957 home movie supports documentary requests for American childhood, everyday animal companionship and informal outdoor life.
Period detail: The short haircut, white short-sleeved shirt and high-waisted brown shorts fit mid-century casual clothing without establishing an exact year.
Home-movie behavior: The child remains absorbed in touching the dog rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: A bent-over boy and long-eared dog occupy the foreground, with a wooden post, hanging chain, diagonal door bracing and low greenery behind them.
Film character: Soft grain, bright shirt highlights, deep background shadows and slight framing shifts give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: The sustained petting gesture works as a quiet cutaway or childhood memory beat within a broader rural sequence.
Historical context: The outdoor clothing and timber outbuilding place an ordinary child-animal interaction within a modest rural setting.
Research note: A minor and a private-looking outbuilding are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1957 American home movies, a boy petting a black-and-white dog and small-gauge footage of rural childhood.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's blueberry-field children, farm wagon play and garden produce, then with other American footage around circa 1957 or childhood-and-pet scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a boy in a white shirt bends toward a black-and-white dog's raised muzzle beside weathered wooden boards. — The boy holds his hand close to the dog's muzzle beside a wooden outbuilding.
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A boy reaches toward a forward-facing black-and-white dog in a rural United States yard, circa 1957, with a shaded wooden door behind them. — The dog faces forward while the boy reaches toward its head.
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In the United States, circa 1957, a boy leans beside a black-and-white dog looking toward the camera against a dark wooden outbuilding. — The boy stays bent over as the dog looks toward the camera.
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A boy strokes a dog's neck as it looks up toward him beside a weathered outbuilding in the United States, circa 1957. — The dog lifts its muzzle toward the boy as he strokes its neck.
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