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Circa 1960 8mm home movie frame, probably Ohio: a man in a short-sleeved shirt bends over a round brazier grill in a backyard, utensil in hand.

A man leans over a round brazier grill at a backyard gathering, circa 1960, probably Ohio.

1960 · Ohio, United States

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Circa 1960 backyard cookout, probably Ohio: a man glances aside over the grill as a woman in a pale dress watches beneath a yellow fringed patio umbrella.

The man looks to one side over the grill while a woman watches from under a yellow fringed umbrella.

1960 · Ohio, United States

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8mm colour frame from circa 1960, likely Ohio: a man lowers his head close to the surface of a charcoal brazier in a leafy backyard.

He crouches until his head is nearly level with the cooking surface.

1960 · Ohio, United States

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Circa 1960 home movie still, probably Ohio: a man stays bent beside a brazier grill while a seated guest's sandalled feet show at the frame edge.

The man holds his position over the grill; a seated guest's legs are visible at right.

1960 · Ohio, United States

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Circa 1956 8mm still, probably California: a man in a tall chef's hat bends over a grill under scalloped awnings as a relative passes

The cook leans over the barbecue while a grey-haired relative passes in the foreground, circa 1956.

1956 · California, United States

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Mid-1950s home movie frame, likely California: an older cook in a white toque works head-down at a barbecue beside a house window

Head bowed, the chef concentrates on the grill beside the house.

1956 · California, United States

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Red 'BIG' lettering shows on the hatband as the cook straightens up.

1956 · California, United States

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8mm still, circa 1956, likely California: a grandfatherly barbecue chef turns to face the camera beneath striped canvas awnings

The chef turns to face the camera at the end of the shot.

1956 · California, United States

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Woman in a purple shirtwaist dress with a little girl in pink in a US backyard garden, circa 1957

A woman in a purple dress and a little girl stand by the garden fence as the family gathers, circa 1957.

1957 · United States

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Extended family group with a chef in a white hat in a United States backyard, circa 1957

The camera pans across the family: a man in a dark shirt, a chef in a white hat and an older woman in green.

1957 · United States

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Grandmotherly woman in green and a barbecue chef with family in a US backyard, circa 1957 home movie

An older woman in a green jacket stands before the chef while a boy in a toy fire helmet edges into frame.

1957 · United States

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Boy saluting the camera beside a child in a toy fire helmet at a US backyard gathering, circa 1957

A boy in a plaid shirt salutes the camera beside a friend in a toy fire helmet as the adults stand behind.

1957 · United States

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Grey-haired man leaning over a backyard dinner table beside a small boy, United States, circa 1957

A grey-haired man and a small boy lean over the table together at an evening backyard meal, circa 1957.

1957 · United States

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Boy looking down at his food beside an older man at a 1950s backyard barbecue table in the United States

The boy's face catches the light as he peers down at the plate beside the man.

1957 · United States

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Older man in a dark shirt at a backyard dinner as a child reaches for food, United States, circa 1957

The man looks down at his meal while a child's arm stretches toward the table, circa 1957.

1957 · United States

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Small boy reaching past an older man for food at a 1950s evening backyard barbecue in the United States

The boy stretches past the man to reach the plate as the meal goes on.

1957 · United States

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Older man in a white cook's cap glancing aside at a backyard barbecue in the United States, circa 1957

The barbecue chef glances aside before noticing the camera, circa 1957.

1957 · United States

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Ruddy-cheeked barbecue chef breaking into a laugh beside a stone pillar in an American backyard, circa 1957

He turns toward the lens and starts to laugh, a stone pillar and roofline behind him.

1957 · United States

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Close-up of a laughing older man in a chef's cap, hip-roofed house behind, on 1950s 8mm film in the USA

A broad, toothy laugh from the man in the white cap at the family cookout.

1957 · United States

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Older man in a white cook's cap holding his laugh against dark foliage in a US suburban backyard, circa 1957

The laugh holds as the handheld 8mm framing settles, circa 1957.

1957 · United States

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In 1953 Lubbock backyard footage, a man in a light shirt and fedora tends a dark outdoor grill near a white fence.

A man tends a backyard grill in bright sunlight, with lawn and fencing behind him.

1953 · Lubbock, Texas, United States

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A man in a white hat works at a black grill in a sunny Lubbock, Texas yard, with a pot visible on top.

The man reaches toward the grill with a long-handled tool in a fenced backyard.

1953 · Lubbock, Texas, United States

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The 8mm frame shows the man close to the backyard grill, holding a tool near the front opening in bright sunlight.

A closer view shows the man tending the grill while the white fence and lawn remain in the background.

1953 · Lubbock, Texas, United States

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A man in a hat stands beside the dark outdoor grill in the 1953 Lubbock yard, with fencing and grass behind him.

The man remains beside the grill as sunlight falls across the lawn and fence.

1953 · Lubbock, Texas, United States

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