Washington USA-1940: Men Conversing Outside Store with Beer and Ice Cream Signs

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Washington

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Men Conversing Outside Store with Beer and Ice Cream Signs — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from 1940 in Washington USA, showing three men conversing outside a storefront. Two men stand in the foreground—one in a dark shirt with a cigarette, the other in a light shirt, suspenders, and a cap—while a third man crouches nearby. The building features a window sign for 'Gilt Top Beer' and a 'Meade's Ice Cream' sign. The grainy, vintage film quality captures a candid moment of mid-century American life, with a brief shot of an 'Irrigation District' map sign. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific projects.

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: 121491589

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 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: Washington, 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: Supports 1940s Washington home-movie requests needing candid street-life footage outside a small storefront for documentary, museum, education, or period-context edits.
Period detail: Visible period clues include work shirts, suspenders, caps, a cigarette, storefront beer and ice cream signs, older automobiles, and an irrigation district map sign.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value, with men pausing and conversing near a shopfront while the camera briefly shifts to a nearby civic or district sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three men, a storefront doorway, Gilt Top Beer lettering, Meade's Ice Cream signage, an irrigation district map board, parked cars, and bright street shadows.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, grain, slight exposure variation, contact-sheet edge framing, and a handheld observational feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, street cutaway, or memory beat linking small-town commerce, working men, and local infrastructure in a 1940s sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests everyday public life around a Washington storefront, with commercial signage and a local district map present in the same short sequence.
Research note: People and brand signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and contextual-use review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940 Washington 8mm storefront men talking, home movie beer sign ice cream sign, and irrigation district street sign footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Washington 1940 material, then with small-town storefront, street signage, and local infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing two standing men and one crouching man outside a storefront with beer signage. — Men stand and sit near a storefront window marked with beer lettering.

1940 Washington frame of men outside a shop entrance, including a man in suspenders and cap beside Gilt Top Beer lettering. — Men pause outside a shopfront with visible beer signage in the window.

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing an Irrigation District map sign near parked cars and a building wall. — An Irrigation District map sign stands along the street near parked cars.

1940 Washington frame of an Irrigation District map board viewed from across the street with older cars nearby. — The camera holds on an Irrigation District map board and nearby parked cars.

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