United States-1957: Woman Nuzzling a Baby in a Garden

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
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

affection
infancy
caregiving
domestic life
outdoor leisure
everyday gestures
home-movie portraiture

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level with the infant, viewed from the front and slightly to the side
Setting: outdoor · Domestic garden with a lawn, flower bed, trees and metal swing frame
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Sunny
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded faces against a sunlit background
People: 2 · One adult woman with dark pinned-back hair and a blue patterned garment holds an infant wearing a pale outfit with colorful printed figures; their relationship is not established.
Objects: metal swing frame · flower bed · lawn · trees · blue patterned garment · printed infant outfit
Colors: blue · green · cream · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The woman holds the baby upright with her face pressed against its head.
She tilts her head sideways while the infant looks toward the camera.
The child turns its gaze to the side as the woman remains close.
The infant faces forward again with the woman's head partly hidden behind it.

Woman Nuzzling a Baby in a Garden — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a woman holding a baby close against her chest in a sunny garden. She presses her face against the child's head and leans sideways as the infant looks toward the camera, then turns away. A lawn, flower bed, trees and metal swing frame remain visible behind them. The single close-up has slight handheld movement, subdued color and visible film scratches.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004495

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 and museum requests for circa 1957 American domestic life, infant care and an affectionate outdoor close-up.
Period detail: The pinned-back hairstyle, blue small-patterned garment, illustrated infant outfit and metal swing frame are compatible with the section's circa 1957 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The woman continues nuzzling while the infant shifts its attention between the camera and the surrounding garden.
What appears in frame: A woman and infant fill the foreground, with her supporting hand, a printed outfit, lawn, flowers, trees and metal swing frame visible.
Film character: Soft detail, muted color, uneven exposure and moving scratches retain the texture of small-gauge film captured from projection.
Edit role: Works as a brief affection insert or memory beat between wider scenes of a domestic gathering.
Historical context: The garden setting and informal close framing record an everyday interaction, without establishing a named occasion or the subjects' relationship.
Research note: An adult face, an infant's face, clothing illustrations and a domestic garden are visible; copyright permission is separate from likeness, artwork and property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1957 American home movies, a woman nuzzling an infant outdoors and silent small-gauge footage of domestic affection.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's child turning toward camera and woman beside a car, then other United States scenes circa 1957, followed by broader infant-care footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a woman in blue holds an infant in a printed outfit and nuzzles its head in a garden. — The woman presses her face against the infant's head while supporting the child against her chest.
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United States, circa 1957: an infant looks toward the lens as a woman leans her face close, with trees and a swing frame behind them. — The infant looks toward the camera as the woman tilts her head against the child's head.
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An infant turns its gaze sideways in a woman's arms in a United States garden, circa 1957, with flowers and a metal swing frame behind. — The child looks to the side while the woman keeps her face close to its head.
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United States, circa 1957: an infant faces the camera in a woman's arms, with a garden behind and a visible film scratch across its forehead. — The infant faces forward again; a reddish mark crossing the face is visible film damage.
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