New York USA-1938: Close Up Look At An Assortment Of Different Types Of Leaves

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

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Close Up Look At An Assortment Of Different Types Of Leaves — Clip Details

A close-up view of various types of leaves and plants captured on 8mm film in 1938. The footage features detailed shots of slender, needle-like foliage and clusters of small white flowers, all rendered in high-contrast black and white with visible film grain and natural vignetting. The camera moves slowly through the undergrowth, highlighting textures and natural patterns in a quiet, observational style. This vintage home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into nature from the late 1930s, with authentic film characteristics and a timeless, archival quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123039753

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.

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 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 nature footage for documentary inserts needing close observational plant textures without people or identifiable property.
Period detail: The frames show black-and-white close views of leaves, stems, grasses, and small pale flower clusters, with no visible landmarks to independently verify place.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, with the camera studying nearby foliage at close range rather than presenting a formal botanical survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include narrow leaves, tangled stems, fine grass blades, dark undergrowth, small round flower buds, and a pale clustered blossom.
Film character: High-contrast monochrome exposure, visible grain, soft focus shifts, edge vignetting, and handheld framing give the short scan a physical 8mm texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature cutaway, quiet transition, memory beat, or textural insert within a 1930s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects domestic amateur attention to local plant life, but the frames do not identify a specific garden, park, season, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright status and source permissions should be checked separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1930s New York 8mm foliage, black and white home movie plants, close-up leaves, wildflowers, and vintage nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with New York 1938 home-movie material, then with broader 1930s nature and garden textures.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 New York 8mm frame showing slender leaves and plant stems against dark undergrowth. — Narrow leaves fill the close handheld view, with dark foliage behind them.

Close 1938 New York 8mm view of tangled grass blades, leaves, and small pale buds. — Fine stems and small bright buds appear among dense ground-level foliage.

Black-and-white 8mm close-up of dense New York foliage with stems, leaves, and pale buds. — The camera lingers on overlapping stems and leaves with several bright buds visible.

1938 New York home-movie frame showing a pale flower cluster beside thin stems and dark foliage. — A pale clustered blossom stands near the edge of the frame beside thin stems.

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