Connecticut-1947: Children Splashing After a Striped Beach Ball in Shallow Water

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationConnecticut, United States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Connecticut

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What is in this clip

childhood
summer vacation
beach play
swimming
family leisure
post-war America
home movies

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · calm shallow sea water near a beach, with no shoreline visible
Time and weather: day · summer · bright but hazy, calm water
Lighting: soft, flat daylight
People: 6 · Six children of mixed ages wading and playing: a girl in a yellow floral two-piece swimsuit, a girl hugging the beach ball, a boy in a pink swim ring, a wet-haired girl, a small blonde girl with a hair clip at the frame edge, and a younger child wading.
Objects: red, white and blue striped beach ball · pink swim ring · small red ball · floral two-piece swimsuits
Colors: grey-green · yellow · red · navy blue · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A girl in a yellow floral two-piece splashes as a striped beach ball floats near a younger child.
The girl in yellow wheels and splashes toward another child in the water.
A girl clutches the red, white and blue ball to her chest.
A boy in a pink swim ring pushes the ball toward the camera.

Children Splashing After a Striped Beach Ball in Shallow... — Clip Details

Probably the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, circa 1947, home movie footage of children playing in calm, shallow water. A girl in a yellow floral two-piece swimsuit lunges and splashes as a red, white and blue striped beach ball floats beside a younger child. Another girl then hugs the ball to her chest, and a boy wearing a pink swim ring pushes it toward the camera. Filmed handheld in one continuous medium shot from near water level on colour small-gauge film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000094

Rights & Clearance

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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: 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: Answers requests for late-1940s American summer childhood, showing children at play in the sea for documentaries on post-war family leisure.
Period detail: The yellow floral two-piece swimsuit and the red, white and blue inflatable beach ball may show late-1940s swimwear and beach-toy styles.
Home-movie behavior: A family member films from the water at the children's eye level, catching unposed splashing and laughter rather than a staged group pose.
What appears in frame: Calm grey-green water fills the frame around a girl in a yellow floral two-piece, a striped beach ball, a boy in a pink swim ring, a girl hugging the ball and a small blonde child at the edge.
Film character: Warm but slightly faded colour, soft focus, fine grain, handheld drift and scattered dust and scratch marks give it the texture of original projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: Works as a lively memory-beat insert or cutaway in a summer or childhood sequence, and its continuous action can carry a short montage.
Historical context: Children wade in calm, shallow water, consistent with the sheltered Long Island Sound shore, where low wave energy makes wading easy for young children.
Research note: Identifiable minors appear, and their identities are unknown; the film copyright and any likeness or publicity permissions are separate questions to assess for each use.
Research search match: Fits searches such as '1940s kids beach ball water', 'vintage colour home movie children swimming' and 'post-war summer childhood footage'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's boy digging in sand, girls in 1940s swimsuits walking to camera and woman with beach ball, then other circa-1947 New England shore reels, then wider summer swimming material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Girl in yellow floral two-piece splashes beside a red, white and blue beach ball, probably the Connecticut shore, circa 1947 — A girl in a yellow floral two-piece splashes while a striped beach ball floats beside a younger child, circa 1947.
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Girl in a 1940s floral two-piece lunges through calm water as a friend surfaces behind her, likely Long Island Sound, circa 1947 — Arms outstretched, the girl in yellow lunges through the water while a small blonde child watches from the lower edge.
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Smiling girl hugs a striped red, white and blue beach ball in calm sea water, probably the Connecticut shore, circa 1947 — A girl clutches the striped beach ball to her chest as the girl in yellow reaches toward her.
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Boy in a pink swim ring pushes a red, white and blue beach ball toward the lens beside a smiling girl, circa 1947 shore play — A boy in a pink swim ring pushes the beach ball toward the camera while a smiling girl and the girl in yellow play beside him.
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