New York USA-1938: Man Filming Woman in Forest During 1930s Outdoor Excursion

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

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Man Filming Woman in Forest During 1930s Outdoor Excursion — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1938 captures a man and woman in a wooded forest setting. The man, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark trousers, stands holding a camera while the woman, in a sleeveless dress and hat, sits on the forest floor. They appear to be on a quiet outdoor excursion, with the woman adjusting her hat and interacting with a bag. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment from the late 1930s. The scene suggests a personal, unscripted moment of leisure and companionship in nature.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & 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: 123038398

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 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 requests needing 1930s New York home-movie footage of an outdoor leisure excursion with adults in a wooded setting.
Period detail: Clothing, small camera handling, and black-and-white 8mm texture support the supplied 1938 date while showing casual outdoor dress rather than formal period markers.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged exchange as a man films or handles a camera while a seated woman adjusts her hat and bag during a forest stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, trees, leaf-covered ground, a small camera, a brimmed hat, a handbag, light clothing, and uneven forest light.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible 8mm grain, high-contrast monochrome exposure, frame-edge darkness, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for personal travel, courtship, leisure, or amateur filmmaking themes.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social glimpse of adults spending leisure time outdoors, with the camera itself visible as part of the home-movie activity.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent from these frames, but copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1938 New York 8mm home movie forest outing, man filming woman outdoors, 1930s amateur camera footage, and vintage leisure excursion.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 New York outdoor footage, then broader 1930s leisure, hiking, or amateur filmmaking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1938 New York home-movie footage, a man stands with a small camera while a woman sits on the forest floor nearby. — A man with a camera stands beside a seated woman during a wooded outdoor stop.

A man in a light shirt holds a small camera while a woman sits on the ground in a wooded New York setting, based on supplied metadata. — The man appears to handle or aim a camera while the woman sits among the trees.

The man looks across a wooded area as the seated woman, partly shaded by a brimmed hat, appears near a bag or belongings. — A wider forest view shows the man standing while the woman sits with her hat lowered.

A seated woman in light clothing adjusts a brimmed hat beside a handbag on the forest floor in the 1938 home-movie scene. — The woman sits on the ground, adjusting her hat with a bag placed in front of her.

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