A boy digs in the sand below grey boulders, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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The boy leans in and resumes digging with both hands — Connecticut, 1947
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- 1947
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- Connecticut, United States
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- Still 4 · 3.80s into the source clip
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Boy back at work digging in sand on a sunny summer beach, likely Long Island Sound in Connecticut, circa 1947.
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Mid-dig, the boy looks back at the camera.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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The boy turns away and lowers his head toward the sand.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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Connecticut-1947: Boy in Yellow Wool Swim Trunks Digging in Sand and Looking Up
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The yellow knitted wool swim trunks may show typical late-1940s children's beachwear, and the saturated colour rendition fits home-movie colour film of that period.
Film character
Visible grain, warm skin tones against cool grey sand, deep black shadows in the trees, light dust specks and gentle handheld drift give it an authentic small-gauge texture.
Historical context
The scene reflects the sort of informal shore outings that families recorded on colour home-movie film in the years after the Second World War.
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The footage shows an identifiable, shirtless minor whose identity is unknown; copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights, so producers should weigh sensitive use and depiction of children carefully.
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