Two girls set off toward the camera as a man in a light blue shirt sits on the boulders behind, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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The girls draw closer, smiling, while the man on the rocks turns toward the lens and a striped towel lies on the sand — Connecticut, 1947
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- 1947
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- Connecticut, United States
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- Still 2 · 0.93s into the source clip
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Late-1940s colour home movie, probable New England coast: two smiling girls approach the lens as a man on the boulders looks on.
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A man behind the girls raises a hand to his face as they near the camera on a boulder-lined beach, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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The two girls reach the foreground in their period swimsuits as the man stays seated on the rocks behind.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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Connecticut-1947: Two Girls in Swimsuits Walk to Camera as a Man Sits on Beach Boulders
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The yellow floral two-piece with halter top, plain one-piece suits and the man's short-sleeved shirt with high-waisted trousers may show late-1940s summer dress.
Film character
Saturated period colour with warm yellows, soft focus, visible grain, handheld drift and scattered dust specks give it the texture of projected small-gauge reversal film.
Historical context
Rounded glacial boulders beside a small sandy beach fit the sheltered New England shore, where families of the period spent summer days on rock-and-sand coves.
Research note
The people are unidentified and include minors with clear faces, so likeness and publicity uses need separate consideration from the film's copyright; no logos or artwork are visible.
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