United States-1957: Children Crossing a Lawn and Approaching the Camera

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
outdoor play
summer leisure
camera interaction
domestic gardens
everyday life

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · Elevated, looking downward across the lawn
Setting: outdoor · Grassy yard beside cultivated garden rows and trees
Time and weather: daytime · summer · sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight with broad, deep tree shadows
People: 3 · Three children appear across the shot: one wearing glasses, a pale short-sleeved button-front shirt and blue shorts; another wearing a green outer shirt over a light top with dark shorts; and a partially cropped child in a striped shirt at the right near the end.
Objects: eyeglasses · short-sleeved shirts · shorts · garden plants · wooden posts · stacked branches or timber
Colors: olive green · blue-green · tan · pale gray · dark blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two children move across the lawn, with the child in glasses facing the camera.
The child in glasses approaches with a hand near the mouth as the child in green crosses behind.
The approaching child lifts a hand while moving closer to the lower frame edge.
A third child in stripes appears at the right as the foreground figure becomes cropped.

Children Crossing a Lawn and Approaching the Camera — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows children moving across a sunlit lawn toward the camera. A child wearing glasses and a light short-sleeved shirt approaches in the foreground, repeatedly raising a hand near the face. Another child in green crosses behind, and a third in stripes appears at the right edge. The single elevated view includes garden rows, upright posts and broad tree shadows.

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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004496

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 clip supports documentary requests for everyday American childhood circa 1957, showing children moving toward a home movie camera on a sunny lawn.
Period detail: Short-sleeved button-front shirts, shorts and the foreground child's eyeglasses are compatible with the section's circa 1957 estimate but do not establish a precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The children approach, turn and gesture within the camera's view, creating an informal exchange with the person filming.
What appears in frame: The shot contains three children, eyeglasses, pale and green shirts, a striped top, garden rows, upright posts and broad shadows on grass.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, uneven color and strong sun-to-shadow contrast give the projected small-gauge film capture its visible archival texture.
Edit role: The forward movement works as a short childhood insert or a transition from garden activity to closer interaction with the camera.
Historical context: The lawn beside cultivated plots places the children's activity within an ordinary domestic outdoor setting, without identifying a particular community.
Research note: Children's faces and a likely private yard are visible; film copyright, likeness permissions and property considerations are separate rights matters.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for American children approaching a camera, summer lawn play and color small-gauge home movies circa 1957.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's child turning toward camera, blueberry scenes or wagon play, then other United States footage circa 1957, followed by broader childhood camera interactions.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1957: a child in green crosses a lawn as a child in glasses and a pale shirt approaches, with garden plants and posts behind. — A child in glasses approaches while another crosses the lawn in front of the garden.
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United States, circa 1957: a child in glasses advances with a hand near the mouth while a child in green turns at the left of a sunny garden lawn. — The approaching child keeps a hand near the face as the other child turns across the grass.
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United States, circa 1957: a child in a pale shirt and glasses raises a hand near the camera, with another child behind beside low garden plants. — The foreground child lifts a hand while moving closer to the camera.
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United States, circa 1957: three children approach across a lawn, with a child in glasses cropped at the bottom and a striped-shirt child at the right edge. — A third child appears at the right as the group moves closer to the camera.
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