The child stoops to gather snow at the foot of the big tree, circa 1978.
1978 · United States
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Man and child face each other across the yard between throws, 1978
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- 1978
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- United States
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- Still 2 · 2.57s into the source clip
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Man in western hat and plaid flannel faces a small child across a snowy yard, Super 8 home movie, US circa 1978.
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1978 · United States
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Source footage and archive context
United States-1978: Man in Western Hat and Small Child Trade Snowballs Beside a Bare Tree
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Source format: Super8 home movie.
Browse the collection: 1970s collection.
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Period detail
The man's plaid flannel shirt, western hat and flared jeans, the child's pompom knit hat and padded vest, and the faded magenta Super 8 colour may show a late-1970s date.
Film character
Soft Super 8 grain, colour faded toward magenta and cyan, gentle handheld drift and an occasional fine vertical scratch give it an authentic amateur-film texture.
Historical context
Super 8, introduced in 1965, let ordinary families film everyday play like this until camcorders took over in the mid-1980s.
Research note
The people are unnamed and their relationship is not documented; likeness rights for the man and the minor are separate from film copyright, and the yard is private property.
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