A young woman leads a small child out of the house as an older woman follows, circa 1938.
1938 · United States
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The group clears the doorway in bright sun, the child still holding hands, circa 1938, 1938
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- 1938
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- United States
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- Still 2 · 1.40s into the source clip
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Faded 1930s colour film: a woman, child and white-haired older woman step off a columned porch in the United States.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.40 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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A man in an open-collar white shirt joins the older woman behind the younger pair, circa 1938.
1938 · United States
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Three adults stroll toward the camera past the porch columns as the camera follows, circa 1938.
1938 · United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
United States-1938: Family Steps Out Between White Porch Columns Into Summer Sun
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The women's belted short-sleeved dresses and set hairstyles and the man's open-collar shirt may show late-1930s everyday fashion, set against a columned house front.
Film character
Faded early colour 8mm with a magenta and pale-green cast, visible grain, soft focus on moving figures and a gentle handheld sway give it authentic period texture.
Historical context
Colour 8mm film went on sale in 1936, so colour footage of an ordinary family at home in this period is less common than black-and-white.
Research note
Faces of the adults and a minor are visible and the people are unidentified, so likeness permissions and the private house are separate questions from the film's copyright status.
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