New York USA-1938: Men Descending Steep Wooded Hillside

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Descending Steep Wooded Hillside — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: A group of men in white shirts and suspenders carefully descend a steep, wooded hillside on 8mm film. Shot from behind, the footage captures their cautious progress over rocky terrain, with one man carrying a backpack. The grainy black-and-white imagery and natural lighting evoke a sense of historical adventure and outdoor exploration in a rugged, forested area.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123038361

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1921 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: vacation,rutledge,marble quary
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: elyria ohio,gordham new york
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s New York outdoor recreation, hiking, rugged terrain, or cautious travel inserts in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The men’s white shirts, suspenders, trousers, small packs, and 8mm black-and-white home-movie look support a late-1930s outdoor excursion reading.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged rear-view perspective as men carefully pick their way down a steep, wooded slope.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several men, white shirts, suspenders, a small backpack, trees, leafy brush, rocks, dirt, and a steep hillside.
Film character: The clip has a handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, and dark frame edges from the original film scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for hiking, fieldwork, exploration, or outdoor group travel.
Historical context: The footage may show everyday leisure or practical movement through wooded terrain rather than a formal event or identifiable expedition.
Research note: People are visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed even without visible brands, private property, or audible music.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1930s New York hiking home movie, men descending wooded hill, 8mm outdoor recreation, and vintage forest trail footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 New York outdoor scenes, then broader 1930s hiking or wooded travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm frame showing men viewed from behind as they move carefully down a steep wooded slope. — Men descend through brush and rocks on a steep wooded hillside.

Rear-view 1938 New York home-movie frame of men in shirts and suspenders descending a wooded hillside. — A group of men carefully works down a steep slope among trees and brush.

1938 New York 8mm still showing a man in suspenders descending behind others on uneven wooded terrain. — A man follows the group down uneven ground in the woods.

Home-movie frame from 1938 New York showing men crouching and balancing while descending a shadowed wooded hill. — The group crouches and balances while moving down the hillside.

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