Here’s a home movie clip from the American south in the 1940s. It is focused on a large middle-class family, playing around and socializing in their front yard.

Begins with a silhouette of someone sitting on a porch swing, and a young boy speaking to the camera.

Friendly-looking cows stand outside a barn.

Rain is falling on the driveway up to the family home. Rain is coming down hard on a car parked beneath trees. A person runs for cover from the rain.

A person in silhouette dutifully devours a large watermelon. On a porch, a couple kisses in silhouette, and a woman cuts a large watermelon. A boy and man sit on a porch, eating large wedges of watermelon.

Silhouette of a person wearing a hat and standing in a doorway.

Two women and a man — all of them in their ‘50s or older — pose for the camera outside the home.

Young men in suits exit their parked cars. One man pulls a weighty-looking suitcase from his car.

The family stands on their home's porch and stairwell. There are at least 12 people in the shot. Several family members approach and smile for the camera.The entire family looks healthy and in good spirits, and each person is dressed up, as if attending a special event. Some family members lock arms.

The final shot shows a couple kissing passionately and quickly, and then smiling when it’s all done.