A woman laughs and gestures in the sun while a man stands near the house behind her.
1951 · Cuba
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Two women face the camera outdoors, with a man partly visible in the background, 1951
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- Catalog year
- 1951
- Location
- Cuba
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- Still 2 · 2.15s into the source clip
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Two women in 1951 Cuba stand outside a clapboard house, one wearing a dark dress suit and the other smiling in a plaid dress and beige beret.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 2.15 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Cuba-1951: Woman and Men Laughing Outside White House
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The clothing, brimmed hats, fedora, suit, clapboard siding, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century setting consistent with the 1951 Cuba metadata.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The footage shows adults in formal-casual clothing outside a house, suggesting everyday social time rather than a public ceremony or staged event.
Research note
Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property questions should be assessed separately from the scan metadata.
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