New York USA-1938: Rustic Bridge Over Lake With Trail Marker

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

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Rustic Bridge Over Lake With Trail Marker — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a rustic wooden bridge spanning a calm lake in a forested New York park. A person walks across the bridge, surrounded by dense trees and natural stone formations. The footage features classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and a nostalgic black-and-white aesthetic. A close-up reveals a State of New York Trail Marker, confirming the location. This archival clip offers authentic 1930s Americana, ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

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: 123039333

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: Yes
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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s New York park or outdoor recreation edits needing authentic home-movie views of a rustic bridge, lake, forest, and trail marker.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, rustic log bridge, and State of New York trail marker support a late-1930s park-visit context without identifying a specific park from the frames alone.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, moving from scenic bridge views to a trail marker as if documenting a family or tourist stop in a wooded park.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rustic wooden footbridge, calm lake water, reflected trees, stone-lined shore, forested slopes, a walking figure, and a State of New York trail marker sign.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, modest exposure variation, and handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short scenic insert, transition, location cutaway, or memory beat for New York park travel and outdoor recreation sequences.
Historical context: The views show recreational access to a wooded lakeside setting, with built trail infrastructure placed into a natural park landscape.
Research note: A person and official trail-marker wording are visible, so copyright, signage, and any likeness or location-identification concerns should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches for 1938 8mm New York park bridge footage, vintage lake trail marker home movie, or 1930s rustic footbridge forest scene may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 New York park footage, then with broader vintage trail, lake, bridge, and outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm frame showing a rustic wooden bridge railing near trees, rocks, and a calm lakeside setting. — Rustic bridge railing and wooded lakeside terrain.

A rustic footbridge spans still water in a wooded New York park, with reflections and dense trees visible in the 1938 home-movie frame. — Rustic footbridge over still park water.

1938 New York park footage shows a rustic bridge over water with a low lakeside wall and wooded hillside behind it. — Bridge, lake, retaining wall, and wooded hillside.

Close-up of a State of New York trail marker sign, with partial destination names and an arrow visible in the 1938 8mm frame. — State of New York trail marker with partial directional lettering.

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