Stockfilm holds 7,866 clips filmed between 1930 and 1939, 5,794 of them licensable directly on this site at $149, scanned at 4K from 15 original home movie reels. 5,186 clips carry a city and 7,866 a country, across 5 countries; United States, France and Canada lead. Every clip page shows its year and the confidence level behind that date; a matched source reel appears where the catalog can pair the clip with a reel record by year and place, a candidate match rather than a digitization log, which about 46% of searchable clips currently carry. The 62 year and place collections below are the fastest way in; the tables list where and when the footage was shot.
Subject counts come from the same keyword search the browse pages use, restricted to clips dated 1930 to 1939.
7,866 of the 7,866 clips carry a country and 5,186 a city. Each row links to the year and place collection for that place when one exists, otherwise to a search scoped to the 1930s.
| Country | Clips |
|---|---|
| United States | 7,272 |
| France | 329 |
| Canada | 238 |
| Germany | 26 |
| Panama | 1 |
| City | Clips |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, United States | 472 |
| Cleveland, United States | 431 |
| Paris, France | 323 |
| Chelan, United States | 302 |
| Danielson, United States | 214 |
| Long Lake, Canada | 195 |
| Sacramento, United States | 195 |
| Winchester, United States | 192 |
| Lake Tahoe, United States | 180 |
| Mount Washington, United States | 178 |
| Year | Clips | Direct | Collections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1 | 1 | Search 1930 |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | Search 1931 |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | Search 1932 |
| 1933 | 21 | 0 | Colorado |
| 1934 | 36 | 0 | Mississippi |
| 1935 | 25 | 0 | Colorado |
| 1936 | 379 | 296 | CaliforniaDenver Colorado |
| 1937 | 1,820 | 1,237 | CaliforniaSacramento CaliforniaSan Francisco CaliforniaCleveland OhioTruckee CaliforniaBend Oregon+12 more below |
| 1938 | 2,051 | 1,556 | CaliforniaWashingtonNew JerseyWest VirginiaWinchester MarylandCleveland Ohio+16 more below |
| 1939 | 3,533 | 2,704 | CaliforniaNew YorkWashingtonWyomingChelan WashingtonParis France+11 more below |
The five 1930s collections with the most directly licensable clips, described by their own keywords.
1937 California: 1,074 clips, 855 of them licensable directly, tagged animals, objects and wildlife.
Top seller: KLAMATH CALIFORNIA-1937: Entering Klamath Falls After A View Of Mountains $149 · Commercial
1939 Washington: 486 clips, 427 of them licensable directly, tagged sports, mountain and lake.
Top seller: CHELAN WASHINGTON-1939: Man Holds A Buck Head And Shakes It At Friend $149 · Editorial only
1939 New York: 505 clips, 367 of them licensable directly, tagged car, period clothing and house.
Top seller: NEW YORK USA-1939: Women Prepares Food Mix At City Factory $149 · Commercial
1939 Wyoming: 372 clips, 329 of them licensable directly, tagged animals, wildlife and mountain.
Top seller: WYOMING USA-1939: Young Women Waving and Boarding a Classic Car $149 · Editorial only
1939 Chelan Washington: 329 clips, 302 of them licensable directly, tagged boat, forest and mountain.
Top seller: CHELAN WASHINGTON-1939: Man Holds A Buck Head And Shakes It At Friend $149 · Editorial only
Standard 8mm was introduced in 1932, so the reels in this decade date from the first years of amateur 8mm film. Kodachrome became available in 8mm in 1936, which is why color appears part way through the decade. A 50 ft Standard 8 reel runs about three to four minutes at 16 frames per second, so a family's whole year often fits on one or two reels.
Source reels behind the 1930s clips: 15 8mm. Every clip page links to its reel.
$149 flat license · royalty-free worldwide
Nothing here is a recreation. Each clip is restored from the physical reel, so the grain, color, and motion are exactly what the camera captured. Browse the collection below and license any clip royalty-free.
Every one of the 5,794 direct clips is $149 for a royalty-free, worldwide license with no expiry and no attribution required. Checkout delivers the 4K master file, and the clip page shows the source reel and date confidence before you buy. The licensing guide covers editorial, broadcast and commercial use in detail.
7,866 clips filmed between 1930 and 1939. 5,794 of them can be licensed directly on this site at $149 each; the rest are listed through marketplace partners. The clips come from 15 original reels and the counts update as more reels are scanned.
Both. Of the 3,793 1930s clips whose keywords name a stock, 3,216 (85%) are tagged black and white and 577 (15%) color. Kodachrome 8mm has been on sale since 1936, so color and black and white stock overlap in this decade. Each clip page and preview shows the actual stock.
No. Super 8 launched in 1965, so 1930s home movies are Standard 8mm, the gauge introduced in 1932. Of the 15 source reels behind this decade, 15 are logged as 8mm.
Yes. The 5,794 direct clips are $149 each for a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license that covers documentary, news, streaming and education, delivered as a 4K master. Commercial use (advertising, branded content, broadcast promotion) applies only to clips marked Commercial; clips marked Editorial only stay editorial. Each clip page shows its status, and the licensing guide lists the full terms. Read the licensing guide.
The year comes from the source reel and from what is on the film, and each clip page shows a confidence level for its date rather than an absolute claim. 5,186 of the 7,866 1930s clips also carry a city. The archive integrity page explains the method. Read about archive integrity.
5 countries and 84 named cities. The largest are United States (7,272 clips), France (329 clips), Canada (238 clips), Germany (26 clips) and Panama (1 clips). The tables above link every leading country and city to its own page.
Clips run from 3 to 31 seconds, with a median of 5 seconds. A 50 ft Standard 8 reel holds only three to four minutes at 16 frames per second, so home movies were shot as short scenes, and each clip is one of those scenes.
1939, with 3,533 clips, 2,704 of them licensable directly. The year by year table lists all ten years with their counts and links to the collections for each.
