This beautifully curated film was sent to How to be a Retronaut by Steve Weintraub. Over to Steve:
“I recently acquired a 20 minute reel of 16mm silent color home movies, shot in Maplewood, New Jersey. Cars and clothes have changed, though the buildings and landscape remain much the same. The exposures are a bit uneven, but you get a very good flavor for everyday life in a typical American suburb. Enjoy”
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Thank you very much to Steve Weintraub.
[...] Beautiful colour footage of Smalltown America, 1954 | How to be a Retronaut “I recently acquired a 20 minute reel of 16mm silent color home movies, shot in Maplewood, New Jersey. Cars and clothes have changed, though the buildings and landscape remain much the same. The exposures are a bit uneven, but you get a very good flavor for everyday life in a typical American suburb.” [...]
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I live very near this town in NJ and I bet you could take the very same film today. Just think, those kids in the swimming pool are in their 70’s!!