[1950-51 HOME MOVIE TWO YEARS IN THE LIFE OF A TODDLER GIRL]

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1950 1951

Description:

This 1950-1951 Kodachrome home movie shows baby photos of a young girl playing and with family. Obviously it shows at least two years in the life of this young girl, a member of the "Baby Boomer" generation. It starts with her crawling in early 1950 and progresses to the point where she receives a tricycle for Christmas, 1951. Various scenes include girl in her crib, climbing over the side, riding on a red hobby horse or spring-loaded horse riding toy, her father or a friend of the family lifting her up over his head and dropping her between his open legs, Christmas day with presents being opened.

The film begins with a baby girl dressed in white crawling around on a red carpet as sunlight hits her (0:27). She pulls to standing on a green armchair, and a dog approaches her. She crumples a piece of newspaper and sticks it in her mouth (1:22). Someone covers her with a yellow blanket and tickles her stomach (2:06). Laying down, she sucks on a bottle and plays with her white shoes (2:24). A red-haired woman dressed in black with red lipstick holds the baby; they are outside in front of a brick wall (2:30). The dog from earlier comes up and they pet it. A man in a fedora holds the baby (3:27). The baby in a crib and bouncy seat; she claps her hands (4:20) and bounces. She crawls on a yellow blanket with red leaves in her crib (6:22). A cardboard sign: “Jan. 7, 1950” (6:40); the baby crawls across the rug and a man in a suit entices her with a pencil. Another cardboard sign: “Feb. 26, 1950.” (7:22). The girl walks around a kitchen and her crib, and rocks in the bouncer. “Mar. 4 1950” (8:42). The woman, in a fur coat, and the girl, dressed in pink, walk outside on the sidewalk. A window thermometer shows 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10:24). The man in the fedora and another man encourage the girl to walk between them on the sidewalk. A man in a plaid shirt pushes the girl on a swing (11:08). The girl pets the dog on the lawn (12:38) and rocks in a white wicker chair. A card reads, “Oct. 17 1950” (13:48). The girl, in a white dress, rides a red rocking horse toy (14:10). A man grabs her hands and swings her around. She pedals a red tricycle on the sidewalk (15:28), climbs a swing set ladder, and goes down the slide. A man, probably her father, pushes her on the swings (17:14). “July 18, 1951” (17:36). The girl, in a yellow dress, swings by herself and runs around a grassy field. She goes down the slide (19:52) and plays on the swing set (21:00). She plays with a gray cat (21:35), rocks on the rocking horse., and tries to shake the cat off a picnic table. Title card: “Oct. 28, 1951” (23:01). The girl climbs into her crib with a bottle and plays in a leaf pile (23:59). A man holds her hand and they walk around in circles in a living room (25:12). The girl gives an umbrella to the man sitting on a red couch. The girl talks with a woman, probably her grandmother. “Christmas 1951” (26:46); the girl walks around a Christmas tree. A Christmas party with family; Santa Claus in a red suit (27:17). She mounts a red tricycle in front of the Christmas tree, pedals around, and plays with a drum and baby doll (28:02). She opens a box with dollhouse furniture (29:17). The film ends as she continues to ride the trike.

Complete Record: This 1950-1951 Kodachrome home movie shows baby photos of a young girl playing and with family. Obviously it shows at least two years in the life of this young girl, a member of the "Baby Boomer" generation. It starts with her crawling in early 1950 and progresses to the point where she receives a tricycle for Christmas, 1951. Various scenes include girl in her crib, climbing over the side, riding on a red hobby horse or spring-loaded horse riding toy, her father or a friend of the family lifting her up over his head and dropping her between his open legs, Christmas day with presents being opened. The film begins with a baby girl dressed in white crawling around on a red carpet as sunlight hits her (0:27). She pulls to standing on a green armchair, and a dog approaches her. She crumples a piece of newspaper and sticks it in her mouth (1:22). Someone covers her with a yellow blanket and tickles her stomach (2:06). Laying down, she sucks on a bottle and plays with her white shoes (2:24). A red-haired woman dressed in black with red lipstick holds the baby; they are outside in front of a brick wall (2:30). The dog from earlier comes up and they pet it. A man in a fedora holds the baby (3:27). The baby in a crib and bouncy seat; she claps her hands (4:20) and bounces. She crawls on a yellow blanket with red leaves in her crib (6:22). A cardboard sign: “Jan. 7, 1950” (6:40); the baby crawls across the rug and a man in a suit entices her with a pencil. Another cardboard sign: “Feb. 26, 1950.” (7:22). The girl walks around a kitchen and her crib, and rocks in the bouncer. “Mar. 4 1950” (8:42). The woman, in a fur coat, and the girl, dressed in pink, walk outside on the sidewalk. A window thermometer shows 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10:24). The man in the fedora and another man encourage the girl to walk between them on the sidewalk. A man in a plaid shirt pushes the girl on a swing (11:08). The girl pets the dog on the lawn (12:38) and rocks in a white wicker chair. A card reads, “Oct. 17 1950” (13:48). The girl, in a white dress, rides a red rocking horse toy (14:10). A man grabs her hands and swings her around. She pedals a red tricycle on the sidewalk (15:28), climbs a swing set ladder, and goes down the slide. A man, probably her father, pushes her on the swings (17:14). “July 18, 1951” (17:36). The girl, in a yellow dress, swings by herself and runs around a grassy field. She goes down the slide (19:52) and plays on the swing set (21:00). She plays with a gray cat (21:35), rocks on the rocking horse., and tries to shake the cat off a picnic table. Title card: “Oct. 28, 1951” (23:01). The girl climbs into her crib with a bottle and plays in a leaf pile (23:59). A man holds her hand and they walk around in circles in a living room (25:12). The girl gives an umbrella to the man sitting on a red couch. The girl talks with a woman, probably her grandmother. “Christmas 1951” (26:46); the girl walks around a Christmas tree. A Christmas party with family; Santa Claus in a red suit (27:17). She mounts a red tricycle in front of the Christmas tree, pedals around, and plays with a drum and baby doll (28:02). She opens a box with dollhouse furniture (29:17). The film ends as she continues to ride the trike.