The child swings back and up toward the left as the baby's blue cap shows in the lower corner.
1972 · United States
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A child in a red cap swings beside a house while a baby in a blue cap sits in the near seat, circa 1972, 1972
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- 1972
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- United States
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Circa 1972 Super 8 frame, likely United States: smiling child in a red cap on a backyard swing set, baby in a blue cap at the lower left, sided house behind.
The source is catalogued as Super8 home movie. This frame appears 0.96 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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The baby's face, framed by a white bonnet under a blue cap, enters the foreground while the older child swings behind.
1972 · United States
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Swinging forward, the child in the red cap holds the green pole and looks toward the camera, circa 1972.
1972 · United States
Still image · $49
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United States-1972: Child in Red Cap Swinging on Backyard Swing Set Beside Baby
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Source format: Super8 home movie.
Browse the collection: 1970s collection.
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Period detail
The metal swing set with green and white spiral-striped poles, the child's red jacket with striped knit cuffs and the baby's cap over a bonnet may show early 1970s domestic style.
Film character
Underexposed Super 8 with coarse grain, soft focus and a heavy blue-violet cast, shot handheld with loose framing that follows the swing.
Historical context
The clip shows the kind of everyday backyard play that families recorded on Super 8, the popular home-movie format before videocassette cameras replaced it.
Research note
Two unidentified minors appear with visible faces and a private home is shown, so likeness and property permissions are separate from film copyright; the cap emblem is not legible.
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