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 mid-to-late 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 3-star 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