United States-1957: Child in a Straw Hat Turns Toward the Camera

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

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1957 · United States · Reel be49f08a contains 16 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

childhood
rural visits
casual portraiture
everyday clothing
awareness of the camera
autumn outdoors

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Rural grounds beside shrubs and a wooden windmill structure
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely autumn · Dry, sunny conditions
Lighting: Direct natural sunlight with strong shadows
People: 1 · One child with dark bobbed hair and bangs, wearing a red zip-front jacket and a straw hat, turns from profile toward the camera.
Objects: straw hat · red zip-front jacket · dark metal rail · leafy shrubs · wooden windmill structure · white lattice sails · distant trees
Colors: red · green · straw yellow · gray · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The child looks down in profile beneath a straw hat.
The child begins turning toward the camera.
The turn brings the child's face and bangs into view.
The child faces forward with one hand near the dark rail.

Child in a Straw Hat Turns Toward the Camera — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a child in a red jacket and straw hat beside leafy shrubs and a windmill structure. The child initially looks down in profile, then turns toward the camera, revealing a dark bob haircut and bangs. A dark metal rail crosses the lower foreground as the child faces forward. The continuous medium shot has slight framing movement, soft detail and warm, uneven color.

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: 800004494

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: This circa 1957 portrait supports documentary requests for American rural childhood and children responding to a home-movie camera.
Period detail: The straw hat, bobbed haircut and red zip-front jacket are compatible with the section's mid-century setting but do not establish a precise year.
Home-movie behavior: The child shifts from looking down to facing the person filming, giving the short portrait an informal, responsive gesture.
What appears in frame: A child in a red jacket and straw hat stands beside shrubs, a dark rail, gray wooden siding and white lattice windmill sails.
Film character: Soft projected detail, visible grain, scattered film marks and warm color give the sunlit portrait its small-gauge archival texture.
Edit role: The completed turn works as a short portrait insert, reaction cutaway or childhood memory beat.
Historical context: The outdoor clothing and rural backdrop place this moment within the reel's cooler-weather visit without identifying a particular farm or community.
Research note: A minor's recognizable face and a built property are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any likeness or property permissions required for a particular use.
Research search match: Matches searches for a circa 1957 American child in a straw hat, a rural home-movie portrait and a child turning toward the camera.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's children approaching the camera or boy on a farm wagon, then with United States rural footage circa 1957 and other childhood portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a child in a red jacket and straw hat looks downward beside shrubs and a wooden windmill structure. — The child looks down in profile beneath the straw hat.
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A child begins turning toward the camera during an outdoor United States home-movie portrait, circa 1957, with lattice windmill sails behind. — The child starts turning, bringing more of the face into view.
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United States, circa 1957: the turning child reveals dark bangs and a bob haircut beneath a straw hat, beside shrubs and a windmill. — The turn reveals the child's face and dark bangs.
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A child faces the camera beside a dark rail in the United States, circa 1957, wearing a red jacket and straw hat against shrubs and windmill sails. — The child faces forward at the end of the brief turn.
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