A seated man plays guitar while an older woman in red smiles beside him in a living room.
1952 · New Hampshire, United States
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The guitar player looks away as the older woman watches him from the adjacent chair — New Hampshire, 1952
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- 1952
- Location
- New Hampshire, United States
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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1952 New Hampshire home-movie frame showing a man holding a guitar and an older woman seated close by in a private interior.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.20 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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1952 · New Hampshire, United States
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1952 · New Hampshire, United States
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Source footage and archive context
New Hampshire-1952: Man Playing Guitar for Woman in Living Room
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The living room curtains, window blinds, lamp, clothing, pearls, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century domestic setting consistent with the supplied 1952 metadata.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, warm color, and slight handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Historical context
The footage documents private leisure inside a New Hampshire home, showing music-making and attentive listening as part of family social life without identifying the people shown.
Research note
Faces, private interiors, and audible guitar music require review for likeness, property, and music-rights issues; copyright status is separate from those permissions.
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