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Children Playing in snow
About this film
The first minute of this black-and-white home movie is severely underexposed, showing only faint silhouettes of figures moving in the dark. The scene then cuts to a bright winter day, capturing children bundled in late-1930s winter clothing as they ski, sled, and tumble down a small snow-covered hill. The children are also seen playing in the deep snow among bare trees and evergreens, engaging in a snowball fight. Later shots detail the snow-blanketed grounds of a stately property, featuring stone entry gates, a fenced area resembling a tennis court, a wooden gazebo, and the exterior of a large house. The video concludes with several scenes of individuals shoveling deep snow to clear pathways and driveways around the residential estate.
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public broadcasting, AAPB, 16mm film, 1930s, black and white footage, children playing, evergreen trees, family home movies, gazebo, home movies, John Crosby family, residential architecture, shoveling snow, silent film, skiing, sledding, snow, snow-covered trees, snowball fights, stone gates, underexposed film, winter, winter clothing
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