A woman in a plaid dress perches on the hood of a 1938 Ford sedan as friends gather, probably California, circa 1939.
1939 · California, United States
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The woman on the hood smiles toward the camera while her friends stand at either side of the car — California, 1939
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- 1939
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- California, United States
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- Still 2 · 4.24s into the source clip
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Woman in a white hat smiles from the hood of a late-1930s Ford sedan, trees and lattice towers behind, probably California, circa 1939.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.24 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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1939 · California, United States
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The woman in plaid turns and scrambles back over the fender as her friends lean on the sedan.
1939 · California, United States
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Source footage and archive context
California-1939: Friends Clowning on the Hood of a Ford Sedan Below Steel Lattice Towers
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1939 California.
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Period detail
A 1938-model Ford sedan with curved bar grille and bumper guards, a plaid dress with a white brimmed hat, a floral print dress and a dark jacket all point to the late 1930s.
Film character
Sunlit black-and-white small-gauge film with fine grain, deep blacks, scattered dust specks and soft edge darkening from the projected capture.
Historical context
Shows how young people in the United States posed with and fussed over a new-model family car in the late 1930s, before wartime production stopped civilian car output.
Research note
The people are unidentified and their faces can be seen, so likeness permissions are a separate question from copyright in the film; the private car and its partly legible plate also call for care.
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