This compilation reel of color home movies from the 1940s includes many novel images — people enjoying themselves, dancing, playing instruments, socializing and kids playing some football in the front yard. This footage is circa the 1930s-40s and looks like it takes place in middle America.

Opening: boy plays with a dog and a puppy. A woman holds flowers. A man plays a cello. A reel to reel tape recorder. Presents are stacked. A man plays the cello as a family gathers for Christmas. Older women hold young children. Couples dance, some women hold flower bouquets (:09-2:24). A woman plays an accordion. An older man and a younger man sunbathe on a towel. A man lifts his leg in a salute to the cameraman (2:32). Three people, 2 men and a woman, sit in a car and act silly for the camera. Woman smiles, man smokes a cigarette. The couple talk. A little girl in a red tutu outside does dance moves. A young boy stands near the girl outside and then he starts wandering (2:25-4:15). A young boy sniffs flowers. Another boy joins him, they are twins. A woman joins the two boys. An older boy holds bread in his mouth and two plates of food. A WWII era serviceman has his arm around a woman while an older woman stands nearby. Children run around them. Tall trees. A young boy climbs high up a tree (4:16-5:36). A man pushes the two twin boys in a wheelbarrow through a garden while two girls walk on either side. A couple sit on a couch together and smile. Children run around and wave their arms. Boy rolls on the floor. Children sit on a couch and wait. Children move and dance (5:37-7:14). An old man walks, an old woman sits in a chair. Little boy and girl dance with one another. Three boys play tackle football in a yard. Boys hold two footballs. Older boy holds the ball so the younger one can kick it (7:15-8:37). Couples dance, footage is a little dark. Family eats at a dinner table with candles lit. Outside, little girls hold ducks. A young boy holds a duck. Inside a home, a young boy plays a clarinet. A young boy plays an accordion. Close on a boy playing the clarinet (8:38-10:05).

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