New York USA-1938: Exhausted Men Lying in Mountain Wilderness

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

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Exhausted Men Lying in Mountain Wilderness — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and vest stands in a rugged mountain landscape, looking down and then turning to gaze at the terrain. The scene shifts to show another man lying on the ground, partially obscured by branches and a plaid blanket, appearing unconscious or asleep. The final frames reveal a third man in a suit lying on his side on a rocky surface, suggesting exhaustion or intoxication. Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a moment of rest or collapse in the wilderness, with visible film grain and edge damage characteristic of archival Super 8 footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123039521

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: 1930s New York 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief wilderness rest, collapse, or intoxication-related outdoor insert.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm format, and metadata-supported 1938 date place the scene in a late-1930s outdoor leisure or travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its casual recording of men outdoors, including one standing in mountain terrain and others lying on the ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mountain slopes, a man in a vest, brush and branches, a plaid blanket, rocky ground, trousers, a suit jacket, and partial standing figures.
Film character: Soft black-and-white exposure, visible grain, gate edges, scratches, and contact-sheet framing give the footage a tactile 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway or memory beat suggesting outdoor exhaustion, drunkenness, or informal rest during a wilderness outing.
Historical context: The footage may show a private 1930s excursion in rural or mountainous New York, with informal behavior recorded from a companion's viewpoint.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1938 New York 8mm men in wilderness, vintage home movie passed out outdoors, and 1930s mountain outing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel outdoor scenes, then with 1938 New York travel footage, then with broader 1930s wilderness or exhaustion themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man in a vest pauses in a mountain landscape.

A man appears to lie or sleep among brush and a plaid blanket in 1938 New York 8mm wilderness footage. — A prone man is partly obscured by brush and a plaid blanket.

The 1938 New York home-movie frame shows a man lying low in brush, partly covered or surrounded by plaid fabric. — Branches and plaid fabric partly cover a man lying outdoors.

A suited man lies on his side on rocky ground in 1938 New York 8mm footage, with partial figures standing nearby. — A suited man lies on rocky ground as others stand nearby.

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