New York USA-1938: People Hiking Through Dense Forest

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

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People Hiking Through Dense Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a group of people hiking through a dense forest in New York. The black-and-white footage shows individuals in period clothing—men in hats and light shirts, women in dresses—moving along a wooded trail. The handheld camera follows the group from behind and side angles, capturing natural movement and the grainy texture of Super 8 film. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and everyday life in the late 1930s, with dappled sunlight filtering through the trees. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123038545

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 footage for requests needing everyday outdoor recreation, hiking groups, or wooded leisure scenes in documentary and museum edits.
Period detail: Clothing such as brimmed hats, light shirts, dresses, and simple daywear may show late-1930s recreational dress in a wooded setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement as the camera trails companions walking through forest paths from close, informal angles.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include hikers, hats, backpacks or shoulder straps, wooded trails, dense trees, dappled light, and soft film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white image has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, outdoor transition, hiking cutaway, or brief insert for prewar leisure and family travel sequences.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for ordinary group recreation in a forested New York setting without identifying a specific park or event.
Research note: People are visible, including at least one face, so likeness review may be needed separate from copyright and any location assessment.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1938 New York hikers, 1930s woods home movie, black-and-white 8mm hiking group, and vintage forest walk footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other 1938 New York footage, then broader 1930s hiking, woods, and outdoor leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm frame showing hikers from behind as they move along a shaded forest path. — Hikers walk through dense woods as the handheld camera follows from behind.

A person in outdoor clothing and a brimmed hat walks away through the New York woods in 1938 home-movie footage. — A lone hiker with a pack moves deeper into the wooded trail.

A face briefly turns toward the camera in a soft, grainy 1938 New York forest hiking scene. — One member of the hiking group glances back toward the home-movie camera.

Two hikers are seen from behind in the forest, with clothing and straps visible in the 1938 New York home movie. — The camera follows two walkers from behind as they continue along the shaded path.

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