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New York USA-1938: Grainy 8mm Footage of a Foggy Rolling Hillside

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Grainy 8mm Footage of a Foggy Rolling Hillside — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this grainy home movie captures a misty, rolling hillside under a foggy sky. The landscape appears soft and indistinct, with gentle slopes fading into the haze. The footage shows natural film grain, slight flicker, and the characteristic dark borders of an 8mm home movie. This atmospheric, silent clip evokes a sense of quiet isolation and historical stillness, offering a rare glimpse of a rural or suburban landscape from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123039583

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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  • new york USA
  • 1938
  • 1938 home movie footage
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  • rolling hills
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  • silent film
  • rural landscape
  • misty mountains
  • classic home movie
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  • nostalgic footage
  • old film
  • documentary footage
  • vintage 1938

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s New York archive requests needing a brief rural landscape insert, atmospheric establishing shot, or period home-movie texture without visible people.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm home-movie frame showing pale fog over rolling green hills with visible film grain and border wear.
A misty hillside fades into haze within the dark 8mm frame edge.

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