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New York USA-1938: Vintage 8mm Film Of Campers Eating Around A Fire Pit

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Vintage 8mm Film Of Campers Eating Around A Fire Pit — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: Vintage 8mm film captures a group of campers in a rustic outdoor setting, likely a campsite in the Adirondacks or Catskills. Men and women in period-appropriate jackets, hats, and boots gather around a stone fire pit, eating from tin plates. Some sit on rocks while others stand, engaged in conversation and mealtime. The grainy black-and-white footage shows smoke rising from the fire, with a large rock bearing the painted words 'NO GUNS' visible in the background. The scene evokes a sense of camaraderie and simple living during the Great Depression era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123039292

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • male
  • female
  • campers
  • fire tending
  • eating on tin plates
  • smoke
  • hats
  • jackets
  • rocks
  • boots
  • people
  • standing
  • sitting
  • camp
  • ground
  • fire
  • eating
  • new york USA
  • 1938
  • 1938 campers
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Great Depression era
  • outdoor camping
  • period clothing
  • stone fire pit
  • black-and-white home movie
  • archival footage
  • historic campsite
  • 1930s Americana
  • rustic setting
  • group gathering
  • 'NO GUNS' sign
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro footage
  • nostalgic camp life
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s New York camping footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing Depression-era outdoor recreation and group mealtime material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York home-movie frame showing campers eating near rocks, trees, smoke, and a large stone marked NO GUNS.
Campers gather around a smoky outdoor fire pit with plates in hand.

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