Baby leans and reaches toward a dark-haired adult on a porch, circa 1948 California, an oil derrick standing in the distance. — The baby leans over and reaches toward the adult beside it, the derrick still in view past the porch rail. California, circa 1948.

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The baby leans over and reaches toward the adult beside it, the derrick still in view past the porch rail. California, circa 1948 — California, 1948

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Catalog year: 1948
Location: California, United States
Image: Still 3 · 4.91s into the source clip
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Baby leans and reaches toward a dark-haired adult on a porch, circa 1948 California, an oil derrick standing in the distance.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 4.91 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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California-1948: Baby Clapping on a Porch With an Oil Derrick on the Skyline

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

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Period detail

A tall steel-lattice oil derrick stands in an open field close to the house, and the baby's patterned short-sleeved romper may show 1940s infant clothing.

Film character

8mm colour film with soft foreground focus, a cool blue-violet shift, a shadowed porch against a bright sky, visible grain and scattered dust specks, held by hand.

Historical context

Derricks stood among homes across the Los Angeles Basin after the early-1920s discoveries, and this frame shows one as the plain backdrop to a family porch.

Research note

The people are unidentified private individuals including a minor, and the house is private property; copyright in the film is separate from likeness and property permissions, which a licensee should assess for its use.

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