A woman and a small girl set off along a gravel lane with a beach ball, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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Medium shot of the woman with the beach ball as the girl slips out of frame, circa 1947 — Connecticut, 1947
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- 1947
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- Connecticut, United States
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- Still 4 · 3.07s into the source clip
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Medium shot from a circa 1947 home movie, likely Connecticut: woman in blue playsuit holding a tricolor beach ball.
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Sunglasses, a bib-front playsuit and a tricolor ball mark the woman's summer outfit, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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The girl grins as the pair draw close to the camera on the sunny lane.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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Connecticut-1947: Woman in Blue Playsuit and Small Girl Walk a Gravel Lane With Beach Ball
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The high-waisted bib-front playsuit, round dark sunglasses, unpaved lane and rural mailboxes may show a late-1940s small-town or shore-community setting.
Film character
Soft cyan and red color rendition, near-black shadows, visible grain, dust flecks and gentle softness give it the texture of projected small-gauge reversal film.
Historical context
Unpaved residential roads and casual playsuits were common sights in postwar American summers, and color home movies of this kind became possible after 8mm color film arrived in 1936.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the identifiable woman and minor, who are unnamed, and from the visible private house and mailboxes; no clearance is implied.
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