New York USA-1938: Wooden Trail Marker Showing Directions To Indian Falls, Mt. Marcy, Elk Lake, Keene Valley

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

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Wooden Trail Marker Showing Directions To Indian Falls, Mt — Clip Details

A close-up view of a weathered wooden trail marker from New York USA in 1938, showing white-painted text and directional arrows. The sign lists destinations including Indian Falls, Mt. Marcy, Elk Lake, and Keene Valley, with distances in miles. Circular 'Trail Marker' emblems from the New York State Park system are visible, and the footage exhibits the characteristic grain and soft focus of 8mm home movie film. This archival clip captures a moment of early 20th-century outdoor recreation and wayfinding.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123039351

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 New York outdoor recreation edits needing a close archival insert of trail wayfinding and Adirondack hiking signage.
Period detail: The wooden sign, painted mileages, and circular trail marker emblems support a 1938-era view of organized park trail navigation.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a visitor pausing during a hike to record practical route information rather than a staged scenic view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include weathered boards, white destination lettering, arrows, mileage figures, and circular trail marker emblems.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, heavy grain, edge shadowing, and slight handheld variation that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, route-establishing insert, or transition into Adirondack hiking and travel material.
Historical context: The clip documents public trail wayfinding and early automobile-era recreation culture through the visible language of distances and destinations.
Research note: No people are visible, but the state trail emblems and sign text should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and location-identification questions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 New York 8mm trail marker, Adirondack hiking sign, Mt. Marcy direction sign, and vintage park wayfinding footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1938 New York or Adirondack footage, then broader vintage hiking, park sign, and trail navigation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm frame showing a weathered wooden trail marker with Indian Falls, Mt. Marcy, Elk Lake, and Keene Valley text. — Wooden trail marker with painted Adirondack destination names and a circular trail emblem.

1938 New York frame showing a close-up of a wooden trail marker with a left arrow, destination lettering, and mile distances. — Trail marker detail listing Adirondack destinations and distances in miles.

Close 8mm view of the New York trail marker text, with Adirondack destinations painted across dark wooden boards. — Painted destination names fill the frame on the wooden trail sign.

1938 New York 8mm frame showing a tight, soft-focus view of the trail marker with arrows, mileages, and Trail To lettering. — Close trail sign detail with arrows and mileages partly cropped by the 8mm frame.

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