United States-1957: Man in a Brimmed Hat and Glasses Looks Toward the Camera

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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

informal portraiture
rural surroundings
mid-century clothing
camera interaction
everyday life
home-movie memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, framed chest-up
Setting: outdoor · Grassy rural yard with a wooden outbuilding and rows of plants
Time and weather: daytime · summer · sunny
Lighting: Strong natural sunlight with deep facial shade beneath the hat brim
People: 1 · One adult man wearing a light brimmed hat, round glasses, a light collared shirt and a dark buttoned vest, with a prominent dark moustache.
Objects: brimmed hat · round eyeglasses · collared shirt · buttoned vest · wooden outbuilding · planting rows
Colors: blue-gray · cream · green · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man stands chest-up in frame with his gaze lowered beneath his hat brim.
He raises his eyes toward the camera with a slight smile.
He tips his head down again as the portrait ends.

Man in a Brimmed Hat and Glasses Looks Toward the Camera — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a man standing outdoors in a light brimmed hat, round glasses, a collared shirt and a buttoned vest. He looks down, then lifts his gaze toward the camera, with a prominent dark moustache visible beneath his glasses. The single chest-up portrait includes a wooden outbuilding and green planting rows behind him. Bright sunlight leaves much of his face shaded by the hat.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004499

Rights & Clearance

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Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 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 brief portrait serves documentary or museum requests for everyday American appearance and informal rural home movies circa 1957.
Period detail: The light brimmed hat, round spectacles, broad shirt collar and buttoned vest provide visible mid-century clothing detail without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: His shifting gaze and slight smile preserve a brief personal response to the person filming.
What appears in frame: The frame holds a man in a light hat, round glasses, a dark moustache and buttoned vest, with a wooden outbuilding and planting rows behind him.
Film character: Soft projected detail, muted blue-green color, grain, scattered specks and strong sunlight give the portrait a tangible small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use the shot as a character insert or a short pause between wider scenes of outdoor activity.
Historical context: The portrait records one man's clothing and camera interaction in a cultivated yard, without establishing his occupation or relationship to others on the reel.
Research note: An identifiable adult and an apparently private yard are visible; copyright licensing does not establish separate likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for a circa 1957 American home-movie portrait of a man in a brimmed hat, glasses and vest.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's garden-produce and blueberry scenes, then with United States footage circa 1957, followed by other informal outdoor portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1957: a man looks down beneath a light hat brim, wearing round glasses and a dark vest beside a wooden outbuilding. — A lowered gaze beneath the hat brim opens the outdoor portrait.
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United States, circa 1957: the man's hat shades his lowered face above a buttoned vest, with sunlit planting rows behind him. — Strong sunlight catches the hat and shirt while his face remains shaded.
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United States, circa 1957: a man in round spectacles and a brimmed hat looks toward the lens during a close outdoor home-movie portrait. — He looks toward the camera with a slight smile.
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United States, circa 1957: the man angles his shaded face down again, his light brimmed hat and dark vest filling much of the frame. — His gaze drops again near the end of the single shot.
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