New York USA-1938: The Long Walk Through the Woods

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

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The Long Walk Through the Woods — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a group of people walking through a dense forest in New York. The black-and-white footage shows tall trees and dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy as individuals in period clothing stroll along a wooded path. The handheld camera movement creates a slightly shaky, authentic feel, with visible film grain and soft focus typical of Super 8 home movies. The scene evokes a sense of quiet outdoor recreation and nostalgic Americana from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & whiteHandheld
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: 123038667

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 1930s New York outdoor recreation requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of adults walking through wooded terrain.
Period detail: Clothing, hairstyles, and black-and-white 8mm handling support the late-1930s date in the metadata, though no landmark or sign confirms the location in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged group movement, with walkers passing close to the camera and occasionally acknowledging the person filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall trees, a shaded forest path, adults in light shirts and dresses, dappled sunlight, soft foliage, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has dense black-and-white contrast, visible grain, soft focus, exposure fluctuation, and handheld motion typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for family outings, woodland walks, leisure travel, or period outdoor atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal outdoor leisure among adults in a wooded area, without enough visual evidence to identify the specific park, trail, or occasion.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so copyright, likeness, and context review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Research matches include 1938 New York woods walk, black-and-white 8mm forest outing, 1930s adults on wooded path, and vintage home movie outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 New York outdoor footage, and then with broader 1930s family travel or woodland recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1938 home-movie frame of tall trees in a wooded New York setting, with bright open space beyond the trunks. — Tall trees frame a bright opening beyond the wooded path.

Adults in period clothing walk toward the handheld camera on a wooded path in black-and-white 1938 New York home-movie footage. — A small group approaches the camera along the forest path.

Black-and-white frame showing adults moving past the camera on a shaded New York woodland path, with foliage and tree shadows behind them. — The walkers pass close by, partially turned away from the camera.

Two adults, including an older man in a light shirt and a woman in a dark dress, walk toward the camera on a wooded New York path in 1938 footage. — Two walkers move forward through the shade near the end of the clip.

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