New York USA-1938: Black And White Footage Of A Family Gathering Around To Eat

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

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Black And White Footage Of A Family Gathering Around To Eat — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1938 captures a family gathering in New York, filmed in black and white with authentic film grain and edge borders. A man in a plaid shirt and glasses stands in a wooded area, conversing with a woman and another man in a white polo shirt. A classic 1930s automobile is visible in the background, and the group appears to be enjoying a casual outdoor picnic or road trip. The footage shows natural interactions and period-appropriate clothing, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American family life.

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: 123038889

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 American home-movie requests needing an outdoor family gathering, roadside picnic, or informal social moment in New York.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm footage, period clothing, and rounded 1930s automobile support the stated 1938 setting while avoiding specific vehicle identification.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in relaxed, unstaged conversation as adults stand near a car at the edge of a wooded area during a casual outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in shirts and blouses, a plaid shirt, glasses, a light polo shirt, a parked rounded automobile, trees, tall grass, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has a soft black-and-white 8mm look with visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and contact-frame borders that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief cutaway, family memory beat, picnic transition, or period insert showing informal prewar American leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects a small outdoor social gathering around a car and wooded roadside setting, suggesting family or friends spending time together away from town.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even if copyright status is handled separately; no logos are identifiable in these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 New York home movie, black-and-white 8mm family picnic, adults by 1930s car, and vintage outdoor gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with New York 1938 home movies, then with outdoor family picnic or roadside leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York home-movie frame showing adults talking outdoors near trees, led by a man in a plaid shirt and glasses. — Adults converse beside a wooded area during an informal outdoor gathering.

1938 New York home-movie frame with a man in a light polo shirt near a parked 1930s-style automobile in a wooded setting. — A man stands by a parked car at the edge of the woods.

1938 New York home-movie frame showing adults around a parked car in a wooded roadside or picnic setting. — Adults shift positions around the parked car during the gathering.

1938 New York home-movie frame of adults conversing near a car, with a woman facing a man and another man in a brimmed hat nearby. — A small group talks beside the car, framed by trees and film borders.

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