New York USA-1938: Family Hiking Through Forest

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Family Hiking Through Forest — Clip Details

A family hikes through a dense wooded area in New York, captured on 8mm film in 1938. The grainy black-and-white footage shows several individuals walking along a forest trail, surrounded by tall trees and dappled sunlight. The camera follows from behind, capturing the natural movement of the group as they explore the woods. The scene includes a close-up of a large rock and a sunlit patch of forest floor, emphasizing the rustic, nostalgic atmosphere of a mid-20th century outdoor excursion. The footage retains authentic Super 8 film characteristics, including soft focus and subtle grain, offering a genuine glimpse into a past era of family recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123038761

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 home-movie requests needing brief family hiking, wooded recreation, or nature-walk material for documentary and museum edits.
Period detail: The frames show black-and-white 8mm views of a rocky forest setting and may show clothing-era clues elsewhere in the clip, but no landmark or precise site is visible here.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged family outing perspective, with the camera lingering on rocks, trees, and the trail rather than arranging a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a large boulder, tree trunks, leafy undergrowth, a narrow wooded path, bright sun patches, and uneven forest ground.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, heavy grain, gate shadows, high contrast, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, nature-walk cutaway, transition into a family outing, or brief insert for outdoor recreation in the 1930s.
Historical context: The footage reflects casual leisure in a wooded New York setting, showing how a family home movie could document ordinary outdoor recreation.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property status should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1938 New York family hike 8mm, 1930s wooded trail home movie, or vintage forest walk footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other 1938 New York footage, then broader family hiking or wooded recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm frame showing a large rock surface at the edge of a wooded area, with brush and tree trunks in the background. — Large boulder and surrounding woodland under high-contrast light.

Black-and-white 8mm view of a broad boulder in a New York wooded area, with undergrowth and trees beyond the rock. — Close woodland view centered on a broad rock face.

1938 New York home-movie frame looking through trees toward a bright patch along a rough wooded trail or shallow streambed. — Forest floor and trees seen from a handheld home-movie viewpoint.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from a New York wooded area, showing dense trees and a bright uneven patch of forest floor. — Dense woodland view with strong contrast and dappled light.

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