United States-1957: Child Lifting a Cucumber Beside a Raised Tomato

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
gardening
fresh food
summer leisure
playful display
everyday life

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately child eye level, looking slightly upward toward raised produce
Setting: outdoor · Grassy garden with planted rows, shrubs and mature trees
Time and weather: daytime · summer · sunny
Lighting: Strong natural daylight with deep facial shadows
People: 3 · A child with short dark hair wears plaid clothing over a light top; a cropped adult at left wears a light shirt and dark vest; a partly cropped person at right wears a patterned light blouse and glasses.
Objects: long green cucumber · large red tomato · vest · plaid clothing · patterned blouse · eyeglasses · garden plants · grass · trees · metal garden support
Colors: green · cream · dark blue · red · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A child holds a long green cucumber above their head.
The child lowers the cucumber beside a cropped adult.
A person at the right holds a large red tomato aloft.
The tomato remains raised as the cucumber reappears across the lower frame.

Child Lifting a Cucumber Beside a Raised Tomato — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a child lifting a long green cucumber overhead in a sunny garden. The child lowers it as a person at the right raises a large red tomato, while an adult's cropped torso and hands remain at the left. Leafy trees, planted rows and grass fill the background. One continuous, loosely framed shot shifts slightly right, cropping the people as they display the produce.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004500

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 American garden scene suits documentary requests for childhood, homegrown food and informal outdoor life.
Period detail: The light shirt, dark vest, plaid clothing and patterned blouse are compatible with the broad circa 1957 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The child lifts a cucumber overhead for the camera while another person raises a tomato, creating a spontaneous display with loosely cropped participants.
What appears in frame: A child, a cropped adult in a vest, a partly visible person in a patterned blouse, a cucumber and a red tomato appear against grass and leafy trees.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, visible grain, dust marks and uneven brightness give the sunny handheld view its archival texture.
Edit role: Use this as a short garden cutaway or playful memory beat, with the lifted vegetables providing a clear visual action.
Historical context: The scene records people presenting garden produce in a leafy outdoor setting, without establishing ownership, relationships or a named occasion.
Research note: Faces, a minor and a garden setting are visible; copyright permission does not establish likeness or property permissions, and no readable branding appears.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1957 American home movies of a child holding a cucumber and a red tomato displayed outdoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's handling garden produce and child playing in soil scenes, then with United States footage around circa 1957 or other childhood gardening material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a child in plaid clothing lifts a cucumber overhead against a background of grass and leafy trees. — A child displays a cucumber above their head in the garden.
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A large red tomato is held overhead beside a cropped adult and child in a United States garden, circa 1957. — A tomato is raised beside the adult's cropped torso and hands.
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In a United States garden, circa 1957, a child looks upward beneath hands holding a tomato beside an adult in a vest. — The child looks upward beneath the raised tomato and hands.
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A person raises a red tomato above a child in a sunny United States garden, circa 1957, beside an adult wearing a dark vest. — The tomato remains aloft as the child looks toward it.
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