Albany New York USA-1937: The Pleasure Of Driving A Car In A Time Of Low

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationAlbany, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Albany New York

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The Pleasure Of Driving A Car In A Time Of Low — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Albany, New York, in 1937 shows a gentleman in a white shirt and tie standing beside a classic automobile on a quiet residential street. The black-and-white film captures the man adjusting his tie and interacting with the car, with period houses and another vintage vehicle visible in the background. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of 8mm home movie film, evoking a nostalgic, historical atmosphere of mid-20th century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120806740

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1937 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Albany, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports requests for 1930s American home-movie street life, period motoring, and residential neighborhood cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The man in a white shirt and tie, rounded prewar automobiles, and wood-frame houses may show everyday middle-class driving culture in Albany, New York, during the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged gesture of a man adjusting his tie and standing beside a car as if preparing to drive or pose for the family camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man, a dark sedan, another parked car across the street, residential houses with porches, a sidewalk, a street corner, and strong black-and-white sunlight.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm home-movie character with visible grain, modest contrast, slight blur, and uneven exposure that preserves the texture of the original physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for themes of early automobile ownership, neighborhood life, or personal mobility in the 1930s.
Historical context: The scene places a dressed adult male and private automobiles in a quiet residential setting, offering visual context for everyday social presentation and transportation without establishing a specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status, while no readable logos or obvious branded marks are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant search phrasing includes 1930s Albany home movie car, 8mm man beside automobile, prewar residential street footage, and vintage driving cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Albany 1937 residential or motoring footage, and finally with broader 1930s American transportation and home-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 Albany, New York home-movie footage, an adult man in a white shirt and tie stands near the edge of a shaded residential street. — Man adjusting his tie on a residential street.

In the Albany, New York residential street scene, the man stands beside a dark 1930s-era automobile with houses and another parked car in the background. — Man beside a dark automobile.

The man faces toward the home-movie camera while standing next to a dark automobile on a sunlit Albany residential street in 1937. — Man facing camera by the parked car.

At the end of the clip, the man remains beside the dark car, with residential houses, a sidewalk, and another period automobile visible across the Albany street. — Man beside car with houses in background.

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