A woman in a floral dress gives a toddler an orange hibiscus bloom beside a white stucco cottage, probably Florida, circa 1945.
1945 · Florida, United States
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She ends the shot by lifting the bloom to her face as if to smell it — Florida, 1945
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- 1945
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- Still 4 · 5.80s into the source clip
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Toddler in a blue dress holds a hibiscus flower to her face on a sunny lawn, probably Florida, circa 1945.
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Holding the flower at her side, the toddler sets off across the lawn on her own.
1945 · Florida, United States
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The toddler grins and waves the hibiscus bloom as she walks toward the camera, circa 1945.
1945 · Florida, United States
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Florida-1945: Toddler in Blue Dress Waves a Hibiscus Flower Across a Cottage Lawn
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1945 United States.
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Period detail
The woman's knee-length floral print dress and white heels, and the toddler's puff-sleeved dress, white ankle socks and hair bow, may show typical mid-1940s American family clothing.
Film character
Warm, slightly faded 8mm colour with visible grain, soft focus, a few dust specks and a handheld pan that follows the child, typical of projected small-gauge home film.
Historical context
The stucco cottage and flowering shrubs suggest a subtropical American setting, and the scene shows how families with colour 8mm cameras recorded everyday childhood moments in the 1940s.
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The footage carries archive copyright, while the toddler and woman are unidentified private individuals, one of them a minor, filmed at a private residence, so likeness and property considerations are separate and remain the user's responsibility.
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