New York USA-1938: Two Men by River Preparing to Fish

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

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Two Men by River Preparing to Fish — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1938: Two men in caps and jackets sit by a rocky riverbank, one holding a piece of paper while the other smiles at the camera. The black-and-white 8mm film captures a candid moment of camaraderie during a fishing trip, with the rushing water and natural surroundings creating a timeless, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage shows subtle camera movement and the characteristic grain of vintage home movie film, evoking a sense of personal history and mid-20th 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: 123039959

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 New York home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor fishing-trip moment with visible companions beside moving water.
Period detail: The caps, simple jackets, black-and-white 8mm look, and metadata-supported 1938 date place the scene in late-1930s amateur footage.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the candid, unstaged exchange as one man smiles toward the camera while the other looks down at a paper beside the river.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, caps, jackets, a sheet of paper, rocky bank, rushing water, dark frame edges, and handheld composition.
Film character: The clip has soft black-and-white grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld movement consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for fishing, friendship, travel, or outdoor recreation sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows a small personal leisure moment by a rocky New York waterway, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact site.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are indicated, and copyright status is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 New York 8mm fishing trip, vintage home movie men by river, friends outdoors, and black-and-white family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 New York footage, then fishing, river, friendship, and outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1938 New York footage, two men in caps sit by a rocky riverbank as one smiles toward the camera. — Two men pause beside the river during a fishing outing.

Two men sit near a rocky New York stream in 1938 home-movie footage, one turned away while holding a pale paper or object. — The seated pair looks down toward an item near the water.

Foaming water rushes over rocks in a black-and-white 8mm frame, with dark gate edges and partial overlap from the contact sheet. — Rough water moves over rocks below the riverbank scene.

A final 1938 New York home-movie frame shows fast-moving river water over rocks, with soft focus and heavy film borders. — The clip ends on the river water rushing over rocks.

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