New York USA-1938: A Man and Woman Indoors, Then a Group Walking in a Park

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

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A Man and Woman Indoors, Then a Group Walking in a Park — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a man and woman in a candid indoor moment, their expressions warm and natural. The scene transitions to a group of people walking along a tree-lined path in a park, their 1930s attire and relaxed pace evoking a sense of everyday life. The footage, shot on 8mm film, features classic grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American leisure. The handheld camera follows the group from behind, creating an intimate, documentary-style perspective.

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: 123038521

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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s New York home-movie requests needing everyday indoor faces and park-walk leisure footage for documentary or museum context.
Period detail: Clothing, hats, soft monochrome 8mm texture and relaxed group movement may show late-1930s urban leisure, consistent with the supplied 1938 New York metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social behavior, first a candid indoor exchange and then a handheld following view of people walking together outdoors.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults indoors, a small group walking from behind, hats, light shirts, a tree-lined path, dense shrubs and soft handheld framing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and slight handheld motion give the footage a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social-life insert, park transition or cutaway between broader 1930s New York sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows ordinary people in private and public leisure settings rather than a staged event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to any copyright or source-license assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 New York 8mm home movie, 1930s park walking group, candid indoor couple and vintage black-and-white leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 New York material, then broader 1930s family, park and walking footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man and woman appear indoors in a candid 1938 New York 8mm home-movie frame, both seen in soft focus. — Candid indoor moment with a seated man and woman.

A group of people walks from behind on a tree-lined path in New York, consistent with the supplied 1938 home-movie metadata. — Group walking away along a shaded park path.

The handheld camera follows several adults from behind as they walk along a park path bordered by dense greenery. — Handheld following view of adults walking through a park.

A rear view shows a man in a patterned shirt walking on a shaded park path, with another person at the edge of frame. — Rear view of a man walking along the shaded path.

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