New York USA-1938: Hikers in Adirondacks at Lake Placid Sign

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

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Hikers in Adirondacks at Lake Placid Sign — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a family hiking trip in the Adirondack Mountains. The footage opens on a weathered trail sign pointing to Lake Placid, with distances marked in miles. The scene shifts to a group of hikers, including adults and children, navigating a wooded path. Men wear wide-brimmed hats and suspenders, while women are in practical dresses and plaid shirts. The grainy black-and-white film, shot on 8mm, shows natural movement and a sense of adventure in the early 20th-century wilderness.

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: 123039367

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 Adirondack recreation requests needing home-movie footage of a family hike and trail signage for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, suspenders, dresses and black-and-white 8mm texture support a late-1930s family outing, with Adirondack and Lake Placid place names visible on the sign.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged hiking moment as adults and children move along a wooded trail while the camera lingers on the route sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden trail sign, Lake Placid distance text, Adirondack wording, leafy undergrowth, a dirt path, hikers, hats, suspenders and a plaid shirt.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, gate edges and slight handheld instability that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, travel transition, outdoor recreation cutaway or memory beat within a sequence about family leisure or Adirondack hiking.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational trail use in New York's Adirondacks through a family camera perspective, with practical outdoor clothing and mixed-age hikers visible.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s Adirondack hiking home movie, Lake Placid trail sign 8mm footage, New York family hike archive and vintage outdoor recreation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with 1938 New York or Adirondack footage, then with broader family hiking, camping and outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Adirondacks home-movie frame showing a weathered wooden trail sign with partial place names and mileage text. — Trail sign detail with Adirondack and Lake Placid wording partially visible.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of the Adirondack trail sign, emphasizing mileage numbers and surrounding woodland plants. — Mileage markings on the trail sign, including 2.15 and 10.15 miles.

Close 1938 Adirondack trail-sign view with bold mileage lettering and foliage below the sign board. — Close-up of sign mileage against the wooded trail setting.

1938 New York home-movie frame showing a family hiking group on a wooded Adirondack path, with hats, suspenders and a plaid shirt visible. — Family hikers gather and walk along a wooded Adirondack trail.

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