New York USA-1938: Family at Scenic Overlook on Rocky Cliff

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

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Family at Scenic Overlook on Rocky Cliff — Clip Details

A young boy in a red jacket lies on a rocky cliff edge, gazing at the view. A man in a cap and jacket stands nearby, holding a camera, capturing the moment. An older woman in a light-colored hat smiles warmly, seated with others on the grassy slope. The group, dressed in 1930s casual wear, shares a quiet moment of togetherness on a scenic overlook. Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this grainy black-and-white home movie captures a candid family vacation in New York, evoking nostalgia and the simple joys of mid-century Americana.

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: 123039492

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: 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s New York home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing a family group resting at a scenic overlook.
Period detail: Casual caps, jackets, plaid outerwear, and the 8mm black-and-white format may show late-1930s vacation clothing and filming habits.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures an unstaged pause as family members sit on grass and rock, smile, turn away, and look out from the overlook.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, a cap, plaid jacket, grassy slope, rocky ledge, trees, and the edge of a scenic view.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and contact-print contrast that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a memory beat, travel cutaway, family-vacation insert, or quiet transition into a broader 1930s domestic sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers social context for leisure travel and family photography without identifying the exact overlook or any specific public landmark.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property questions should be checked separately from image content.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 New York family vacation, 1930s 8mm overlook, home movie scenic cliff, and seated family outdoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 New York footage, then broader family vacation or scenic overlook material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York home-movie frame showing family members seated near rocks and trees on an outdoor overlook. — Family members sit close together on rocks and grass near a scenic overlook.

An older woman in a light cap and jacket sits with family on a grassy New York overlook in 1938 home-movie footage. — An older woman in a cap sits among family members on the grassy slope.

Smiling older woman in a cap sits beside a plaid-clad companion during a 1938 New York family outing. — The seated woman smiles while the group rests on the overlook.

Family members sit with their backs to the camera, looking outward from a grassy New York overlook in 1938. — The group turns toward the view, seen from behind on the grassy cliffside.

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