New York USA-1938: Hikers Cooking and Eating at Campfire

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

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Hikers Cooking and Eating at Campfire — Clip Details

A group of hikers in New York State in 1938 pauses for a meal during a woodland trek. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures men in period outdoor attire—coats, hats, and sturdy boots—eating from mess kits and preparing food over a small campfire. The black-and-white grainy texture and natural lighting evoke a sense of authentic mid-20th century adventure. The scene unfolds in a dense forest, with trees and rocks framing the rustic campsite. This vintage home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century outdoor 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: 123039303

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 United States outdoor recreation edits needing authentic home-movie footage of hikers pausing for a woodland meal.
Period detail: The coats, brimmed hats, boots, mess kits, and compact campfire may show practical late-1930s hiking and camping attire in a New York forest setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged pause as hikers eat, handle gear, and cook together while the camera observes from close, handheld positions.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include wooded ground, tree trunks, rocks, hikers in coats and hats, mess kits, cups, cooking pots, and a small campfire.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture gives the clip soft grain, uneven exposure, contact-print framing, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for camping, hiking, Depression-era leisure, or woodland travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows group outdoor recreation centered on shared food preparation rather than a marked landmark or organized public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, with no logos or private property apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1930s hikers cooking, New York woodland camping, vintage 8mm hiking group, and home movie campfire meal.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then New York 1938 outdoor scenes, then broader 1930s camping, hiking, and food-preparation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York home-movie frame showing hikers in coats moving through a forested area with rocks, bare trees, and fallen branches. — Hikers pass through a rocky wooded area during a group outing.

A small group of hikers in 1938 New York stands among trees, with one person drinking from a cup and others holding outdoor gear. — Hikers gather near trees during a meal stop in the woods.

In a New York woodland meal stop, a hiker bends near smoke and cooking gear while another figure is seen from behind. — A hiker tends the smoky cooking area at the campsite.

Close view of a woodland cooking setup with pots, cups, mess kits, firewood, and a small campfire beside a tree during the 1938 hiking stop. — Cooking gear and a small fire sit beside a tree at the hikers' meal stop.

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