New York-1972: Man Holds a Bundled Child Who Waves and Laughs

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
adult and child interaction
winter outings
shared laughter
camera awareness
everyday life
personal memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level with the seated man and held child
Setting: outdoor · Urban stone plaza beside a circular fountain, with steps, bare trees and brick buildings
Time and weather: Daytime · Winter · Sunny with patchy snow on the ground
Lighting: Direct winter sunlight with pronounced shadows
People: 3 · A man in a gray overcoat and patterned brimmed hat holds a small child wearing a navy coat, green trousers and a tall knitted hat; a distant pedestrian appears in the background.
Objects: circular stone fountain · stone steps · globe lamps · bare trees · brick buildings · knitted winter hat · patterned brimmed hat · winter coats · ring · patches of snow
Colors: navy blue · gray · brick red · cream · white · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man holds a bundled child facing the camera.
The child raises an open hand toward the lens.
The man turns toward the child and smiles.
The child begins laughing as the man grins.
The child tips their head back while the man continues smiling.

Man Holds a Bundled Child Who Waves and Laughs — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1972 home movie footage shows a man holding a bundled small child beside a snowy urban fountain. The child raises one hand toward the camera, lowers it, and then laughs as the man smiles and looks across at them. A mostly steady medium shot keeps both faces prominent, with stone steps, bare trees, globe lamps and red brick buildings behind them. The child tips their head back near the end.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004846

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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: 1972 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: New York, 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 requests for circa 1972 American childhood, winter outings and candid adult-child interaction.
Period detail: The man's patterned brimmed hat and gray overcoat, together with the child's toggle-fastened coat and tall knitted cap, fit the tentative circa 1972 dating.
Home-movie behavior: The child acknowledges the camera with a raised hand before laughing, while the man responds with smiles and a sideways glance.
What appears in frame: A seated man holds a bundled child before stone fountain steps, with patchy snow, bare branches, globe lamps and brick facades behind them.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, muted color and slight handheld shifts retain the texture of projected small-gauge film recorded by a digital camera.
Edit role: Use as a short emotional beat that develops from a wave into laughter, with a natural closing gesture as the child looks upward.
Historical context: The winter clothing and snow-covered plaza show an everyday cold-weather outing; the subjects' relationship and the exact location are unestablished.
Research note: Recognizable adult and child faces are visible; footage copyright, likeness permissions and any applicable property rights are separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1972 color home movies of a bundled child waving, a man holding a youngster and shared laughter beside a snowy fountain.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Child playing on fountain from this reel, then comparable American winter scenes around circa 1972, followed by candid childhood and laughter footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1972: a man in a gray overcoat holds a child in a navy coat and tall knitted hat beside a snowy urban fountain. — The man supports the child as both face the camera.
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United States, circa 1972: a bundled child raises a hand toward the camera while a smiling man holds them before snowy fountain steps. — The child lifts an open hand toward the camera.
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United States, circa 1972: a man smiles toward the child on his lap, with bare trees, brick buildings and patchy snow behind them. — The man looks toward the child after the wave.
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United States, circa 1972: a small child laughs in a navy winter coat while the man holding them smiles beside a snowy stone fountain. — The child and man share a moment of laughter.
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