A girl in a yellow floral two-piece splashes while a striped beach ball floats beside a younger child, circa 1947.
1947 · Connecticut, United States
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A girl clutches the striped beach ball to her chest as the girl in yellow reaches toward her — Connecticut, 1947
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- 1947
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- Connecticut, United States
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- Still 3 · 5.67s into the source clip
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Smiling girl hugs a striped red, white and blue beach ball in calm sea water, probably the Connecticut shore, circa 1947.
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1947 · Connecticut, United States
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1947 · Connecticut, United States
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Connecticut-1947: Children Splashing After a Striped Beach Ball in Shallow Water
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The yellow floral two-piece swimsuit and the red, white and blue inflatable beach ball may show late-1940s swimwear and beach-toy styles.
Film character
Warm but slightly faded colour, soft focus, fine grain, handheld drift and scattered dust and scratch marks give it the texture of original projected small-gauge film.
Historical context
Children wade in calm, shallow water, consistent with the sheltered Long Island Sound shore, where low wave energy makes wading easy for young children.
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Identifiable minors appear, and their identities are unknown; the film copyright and any likeness or publicity permissions are separate questions to assess for each use.
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