A toddler meets the camera's gaze while adults sunbathe behind him, circa 1962.
1962 · Pennsylvania, United States
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The boy talks to the person filming during a summer resort afternoon — Pennsylvania, 1962
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- 1962
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- Pennsylvania, United States
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- Still 2 · 2.97s into the source clip
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Curly-haired boy talking to the family camera beside a wooden lawn chair at a resort, probably Pennsylvania, circa 1962.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 2.97 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Pennsylvania-1962: Curly-Haired Toddler Smiling and Talking to the Camera Among Sunbathers
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
Webbed aluminium loungers, wooden folding lawn chairs and a dark halter swimsuit may show typical early-1960s resort leisure dress and furniture.
Film character
Fine 8mm grain, warm colour with saturated greens, soft background focus and gentle handheld drift give the clip an authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Historical context
Group sunbathing on a shared lawn reflects the summer resort holidays many American families took in the period, as seen elsewhere in this section.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights; the toddler and adults are unidentified and identifiable faces, including a minor, call for caution in sensitive or commercial uses.
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