Connecticut-1947: Man Shaking Out and Folding a Patterned Beach Towel by Summer Bushes

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationConnecticut, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 · Connecticut, United States

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What is in this clip

family beach outing
summer vacation
everyday chores
1940s menswear
home movie memory
leisure time

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Sandy, stony path or shore edge in front of a steep bank of dense green summer bushes, with rocks and white-flowered shrubs
Time and weather: day · summer · clear, bright
Lighting: bright natural daylight, soft and even on the subject
People: 2 · A man with short hair in a light blue short-sleeved shirt over a white undershirt and check trousers; a shirtless boy whose head briefly appears at the bottom of the frame
Objects: large patterned beach towel · rocks · bushes · white flowering shrubs
Colors: green · light blue · white · beige
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man stands before green bushes gathering a large patterned towel at his waist.
He lifts and shakes the towel open with one hand.
He holds the towel up at full length, hiding his face, after a boy's head passes through the foreground.
Facing the camera, he folds the towel in half.
The camera pans right as he steps toward rocks and white-flowered shrubs and bends with the folded towel.

Man Shaking Out and Folding a Patterned Beach Towel by... — Clip Details

Probably coastal New England, possibly Connecticut, circa 1947 home movie footage of a man in a light blue short-sleeved shirt and check trousers folding a large white patterned beach towel in front of thick summer bushes. He shakes it out, holds it up at full length so it hides his face, then doubles it over while a boy's head passes briefly through the bottom of the frame. The steady camera then pans right as he steps toward rocks beside white-flowered shrubs and stoops with the folded cloth.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000091

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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: 1947 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: Connecticut, 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: Serves requests for late-1940s American summer leisure, giving a documentary or exhibit an unposed colour moment of a man tidying up during a family beach day.
Period detail: The man's loose short-sleeved shirt, white undershirt and check trousers may show late-1940s casual menswear, and the saturated colour rendition fits early amateur colour reversal film.
Home-movie behavior: The man goes about folding the towel without performing for the camera, a candid household moment that only a family member filming would think to record.
What appears in frame: A man in a light blue shirt and check trousers, a large white patterned towel held at full length, a dense bank of summer bushes, scattered rocks on a sandy path, shrubs with white flower heads, and a boy's head passing low in the frame.
Film character: Soft focus, gentle grain, small dust specks and rich greens and blues give the shot the warm texture of projected small-gauge colour film, with a brief blur as the camera pans.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or memory beat between swimming shots, or as a closing beat suggesting the end of a beach day.
Historical context: Colour 8mm film reached amateurs in 1936, and footage like this shows how families used it to record ordinary moments of summer outings rather than only special occasions.
Research note: The man's face is clearly identifiable and a boy appears briefly, so likeness considerations apply separately from copyright in the home movie itself, and no logos, artwork or signage are visible.
Research search match: Researchers would find it with searches such as 1940s home movie beach towel, vintage family beach day colour film, or late-1940s men's summer clothing footage.
Archive pairing path: Start with the mother drying a toddler and the woman carrying a beach ball from this same reel, then move to other late-1940s New England shore material, and finish with general summer holiday scenes of families packing up after a swim.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man shaking out a patterned beach towel beside summer bushes, probably coastal New England, circa 1947 home movie — A man lifts and shakes out a large patterned beach towel in front of dense summer growth, circa 1947.
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Towel held up at arm's length hiding a man's face against green bushes, circa 1947 colour home movie, likely New England — Holding the towel up at full length, the man disappears behind its woven pattern.
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Man in late-1940s style shirt and check trousers folding a beach towel in half, probably coastal New England, circa 1947 — The man doubles the towel over, looking down at his work.
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Man carrying a folded beach towel past white-flowered shrubs at a rocky shore edge, circa 1947 home movie, likely New England — As the camera pans, the man steps toward the rocks with the folded towel beside flowering shrubs.
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