New York USA-1938: Man Fanning Smoke from Fire with Onlookers

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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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Man Fanning Smoke from Fire with Onlookers — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: A group of people gather in a wooded forest setting, dressed in period-appropriate casual wear including hats, jackets, and sweaters. The grainy 8mm film captures a rustic outdoor scene where individuals stand and converse near a small fire. One man actively fans the smoke rising from the fire, while others observe. The natural, unscripted atmosphere and vintage film quality evoke a sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity, offering authentic archival footage of everyday life in the late 1930s.

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: 123039043

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: 1930s New York home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing everyday outdoor social activity around a small woodland fire.
Period detail: Clothing such as caps, brimmed hats, jackets, sweaters and long coats supports the supplied late-1930s date without showing a specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as people stand, watch, talk and tend smoke in a casual wooded setting rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in hats and jackets, leafless trees, rough ground, a small smoky fire, a pan or lid, rocks and a handheld outdoor viewpoint.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, heavy grain, variable exposure and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture of the source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway or memory beat for rustic leisure, campfire activity, outdoor gatherings or everyday life in the 1930s.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for informal outdoor recreation or gathering in New York, with adults grouped around smoke in a wooded area.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, brands or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from visible-subject clearance.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s New York home movie woodland fire, 8mm people around smoke, rustic outdoor gathering and Depression-era casual clothing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1938 New York footage, then with woodland recreation, campfire or everyday social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 New York home-movie footage, adults in hats and jackets stand in a wooded area near smoke from a small fire. — Adults gather in a wooded setting as smoke rises nearby.

Adults in caps and jackets move through a wooded New York setting, with one figure partly bent near the ground. — Several adults shift position near the smoky outdoor area.

A man bends toward a smoky small fire in the wooded scene while another adult stands nearby in period clothing. — A man tends the smoky fire as another person stands close.

In the wooded 1938 New York scene, a man in a long coat appears to fan smoke rising from a small fire near rocks. — A man fans smoke from the fire in the wooded clearing.

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