A woman bends to towel a toddler's chest beside shoreline boulders, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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The woman laughs toward the camera as the boy peeks over the toddler's shoulder — Connecticut, 1947
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- 1947
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- Connecticut, United States
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- Still 3 · 2.57s into the source clip
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Late-1940s colour home movie: laughing woman, toddler in red swimsuit and boy pose by shoreline rocks, likely New England.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 2.57 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Connecticut-1947: Smiling Woman Towels a Toddler in a Red Swimsuit as a Boy Looks On
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The woman's striped sunsuit with a ruffled white neckline, her pinned-back dark hair and the children's patterned swimwear may show late-1940s summer fashion.
Film character
Soft focus, deep cyan-leaning greens, warm saturated reds and a handheld frame give the clip the texture of period small-gauge colour reversal film, with a stray hair and speck at the start.
Historical context
Colour home-movie film had been available to amateurs since 1936, and scenes like this record how families spent summer days at the shore in the years after the war.
Research note
The woman and two minors have identifiable faces and their identities are unknown; copyright in the film is separate from the likeness rights of those shown, and no logos, artwork or buildings appear.
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