WWII POST WAR HOME MOVIES SUBURBAN LIVING PICNIC AFRICAN AMERICAN MAID MICHIGAN FAMILY 49154

This reel of silent 16mm film consists of color and b w American home movies shot in the midtolate 1940s and through the 1950s or early 1960s. It also contains footage shot during or immediately after WWII by the same (unknown) cameraman. The film presents a several decade slice of American life, including life in suburbia. Some of the more interesting segments are from WWII era, including aerial footage and a flight with a 3star General, and recreation at a guarded beach on a military base. There is also rare footage of an African American maid posing with a white child (many white baby boomers were raised by Blacks in this era). The film begins with footage from the 1950s. Grandpa plays with a child (:08). Grandma and other children (:37). The family clowns around and a dog joins in (1:05). Men, women, and children (1:19). Children ride new bicycles, and one falls over and crashes (1:37). Dad rides his kid s bike (1:54). Children walk and clown with one another (2:01). A toddler wears a King paper