The child swings out almost horizontally while a passer-by in a white shirt walks along the raised lawn behind.
1945 · Florida, United States
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Mid-swing: the girl's white shoes lift off the grass as the man spins her round in front of a whitewashed wall — Florida, 1945
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Man swinging a toddler round by her arms on a lawn, probably Florida, circa 1945, colour 8mm home movie.
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1945 · Florida, United States
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Florida-1945: Man Swings Toddler in Sun Bonnet Round by Her Arms on a Lawn
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1940s collection.
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Period detail
The man's pale high-waisted swim trunks, the girl's yellow sunsuit and floral sun bonnet, and the faded colour 8mm palette may point to the mid-1940s.
Film character
Soft-focus colour 8mm with warm, faded olive tones, motion blur in the swing, dust specks, a hair in the gate and a dark frame edge, all part of the original film's texture.
Historical context
Colour home-movie film reached 8mm cameras in 1936, and scenes like this one show families filming relaxed holiday play rather than formal occasions.
Research note
The man and the minor are identifiable but unnamed, so likeness and privacy questions are separate from copyright in the film itself, and the background wall and lawn may be private property.
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