Wyoming USA-1939: Multiple People Ride And Start The Propeller Of A Plane

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Multiple People Ride And Start The Propeller Of A Plane — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1939 in Wyoming, USA, shows a group of people gathered around a classic biplane at an airfield. Women in period coats and hats stand near the aircraft as a pilot in the cockpit prepares for takeoff. The propeller is manually started, and the engine roars to life. The grainy black-and-white film captures the excitement of early aviation, with the biplane's intricate structure and open cockpit clearly visible. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1930s transportation and aviation culture.

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: 121489775

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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: 1930s Wyoming home-movie aviation footage suited for documentary inserts on small airfields, early leisure flying, and public encounters with light aircraft.
Period detail: The biplane, open cockpit, radial engine, period coats, hats, and black-and-white 8mm texture support a late-1930s setting consistent with the supplied 1939 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves informal spectator behavior as people stand close to the aircraft, watch the cockpit, and appear to help or observe the propeller start.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a biplane, open cockpit pilot, radial engine, propeller, landing gear, women in coats and hats, nearby onlookers, and an airfield setting.
Film character: The footage has a grainy black-and-white 8mm home-movie look with soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that adds archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for early aviation, travel, family outings, or transportation history sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows civilian spectators interacting with a small aircraft at an airfield, suggesting aviation as a public and social activity in the late 1930s.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent, but copyright and footage licensing remain separate issues.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Wyoming biplane home movie, 1930s airfield spectators, 8mm propeller start, vintage open cockpit aircraft, and early aviation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Wyoming or 1939 material, and then with broader aviation, airfield, transportation, and family outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming home-movie frame showing two women near a biplane, with the fuselage and wing struts visible behind them. — Women in period coats stand beside the biplane before the aircraft activity begins.

1939 Wyoming frame with a pilot in an open cockpit and onlookers gathered near the biplane wing and fuselage. — A pilot appears seated in the open cockpit as nearby people watch the aircraft.

1939 Wyoming airfield frame showing a person at the biplane nose near the radial engine, propeller, landing gear, and open cockpit. — A person works or stands near the biplane's engine and propeller while the pilot remains in the cockpit.

1939 Wyoming frame showing the biplane from the side, with a person by the engine, the open cockpit, wing struts, and landing gear visible. — The biplane is seen from the side with a person at the nose and the cockpit area visible.

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