New York USA-1938: Three Adults On A Boat In Enclosed Area On An Overcast Day

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

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Three Adults On A Boat In Enclosed Area On An Overcast Day — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a hazy, overcast day with distant cityscapes seen across water. The grainy, monochrome footage shows a man in a light shirt, followed by a smiling woman and an older man with glasses, both in period attire. The scenes suggest a quiet, personal moment on a boat or enclosed waterfront area, with soft focus and natural lighting typical of 1930s amateur film. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life in New York during the late 1930s, with authentic film grain and subtle camera movement.

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: 123038494

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: 1930s New York home-movie boat footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing everyday adults, waterfront travel, and hazy city views.
Period detail: The clothing, glasses, monochrome 8mm look, and enclosed boat setting support a late-1930s home-movie reading, with distant waterfront structures only softly visible.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged social value, with adults glancing toward the camera and smiling during a quiet boat or ferry ride.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include hazy water views, distant shoreline forms, an enclosed boat interior, overhead lights, a man in a light shirt, a smiling woman, and an older man with glasses.
Film character: The clip carries a soft, grainy 8mm texture with low contrast, uneven exposure, dust marks, and slight handheld framing typical of amateur physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, travel transition, waterfront cutaway, or personal memory beat within a 1930s New York sequence.
Historical context: The frames show ordinary adults in a waterfront transit or excursion setting, suggesting personal leisure or travel rather than a staged public event.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance should be assessed separately from personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 New York 8mm boat ride, 1930s home movie adults on ferry, hazy waterfront cityscape, and vintage enclosed boat interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with New York 1938 waterfront material, then with broader 1930s travel, ferry, and family home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 1938 New York home-movie frame showing water and a faint distant shoreline under overcast light. — A hazy view across water toward a barely defined shoreline.

Soft-focus 1938 New York waterfront view with distant structures barely visible through haze. — A pale, overcast waterfront view seen from the boat.

Adult man in a light shirt appears inside an enclosed boat or ferry area in 1938 New York home-movie footage. — A man faces the camera from inside the enclosed boat space.

Smiling woman and older man with glasses sit inside an enclosed boat area in 1938 New York home-movie footage. — Two adults smile or look toward the camera inside the boat.

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