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Vintage Color Snapshot Photo Night Fireworks Fountain Display Backyard Square

About this piece

Original vintage color snapshot photograph of a ground fireworks fountain erupting at night, throwing a tall column of white-hot sparks over a lawn, with spent and unlit fireworks clustered at its base and trees and a building wall lit up behind. Square print with a white border, about 3.7 x 3.7 inches. Good used condition with light edge wear and some soft color shift typical of the period; no tears.

Night fireworks pictures are hard to get on a family camera, and this one caught the fountain at full height with the sparks frozen in mid-air. The small fireworks lined up on the grass add to the scene for anyone who collects Fourth of July or celebration snapshots.

The square color format and white border suggest the 1960s or 1970s. The back was not photographed and no date or place is written on the front.