New York USA-1938: Two Soldiers Sitting Near Creek Laughing And Viewing Map

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

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Two Soldiers Sitting Near Creek Laughing And Viewing Map — Clip Details

Two soldiers in military uniforms and caps sit by a rocky creek in New York USA, 1938, examining a map together. Shot on 8mm film, the grainy black-and-white footage captures their focused expressions and shared laughter as they consult the paper. The natural setting features flowing water and dense foliage, evoking a moment of camaraderie and quiet respite during wartime. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into military life and personal connection during the late 1930s.

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: 123039939

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s U.S. home-movie requests needing a brief military leisure or navigation moment for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail: The uniforms, caps, paper map, black-and-white 8mm texture, and metadata-supported 1938 New York setting place the scene in a late-1930s amateur-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal, unstaged exchange as two uniformed men consult a paper and laugh beside a creek.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two uniformed men, soft caps, a folded paper or map, rocky creek water, streambank stones, foliage, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld blur that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, transition, or insert for soldiers at rest, map consultation, or outdoor camaraderie.
Historical context: The scene shows uniformed men in a natural setting, suggesting a private off-duty or informal moment rather than a staged military action sequence.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed; no logos, private property, children, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 New York 8mm soldiers by creek, uniformed men reading map, black-and-white home movie military leisure, or friends laughing outdoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1938 New York footage, then with military leisure, map reading, creek, or friendship themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1938 New York, two uniformed men sit near a creek as one studies a folded paper or map. — Two uniformed men pause by the creek with a folded paper in hand.

A blurred handheld frame shows two uniformed men beside a rocky creek in the supported New York home-movie setting. — Handheld motion blurs the men as they shift near the creek.

Two uniformed men sit at the creek edge in the 1938 New York clip, leaning toward a folded paper or map. — The men lean over the paper while seated beside the water.

One uniformed man smiles toward the camera as his companion holds a paper near the creek in metadata-supported 1938 New York. — A smiling look to camera turns the map-reading moment into a candid exchange.

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