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New York USA-1938: A Scene Of Damaged Property And A Lady Walking

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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A Scene Of Damaged Property And A Lady Walking — Clip Details

A 1938 8mm home movie clip from New York USA captures a scene of damaged property, showing weathered wooden planks and debris in a state of disrepair. The black-and-white footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, with a handheld camera movement revealing a collapsed structure. A woman in period attire walks through the wreckage, her figure partially obscured by the decaying wood and overgrown foliage. The scene evokes a sense of post-disaster quiet and historical decay, with natural light filtering through the ruins. This archival footage offers a poignant glimpse into mid-20th century urban life and structural damage, ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & whiteHandheld
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123039993

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

  • damaged property
  • people
  • pieces of log
  • scene
  • damaged
  • property
  • lady
  • walking
  • new york USA
  • 1938
  • 1938 New York USA
  • woman walking
  • 8mm film
  • archival footage
  • vintage 1930s
  • historical damage
  • wooden debris
  • black and white film
  • film grain
  • handheld camera
  • post-disaster scene
  • period clothing
  • urban decay
  • old film
  • retro footage
  • classic home movie
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • nostalgic clip
  • vintage 8mm
  • old footage
  • historical footage
  • damaged structure
  • 1930s Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s New York archival requests needing damaged property, debris, or weathered outdoor structures as documentary cutaway material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close black-and-white 1938 home-movie view of leafy plants, with soft focus and dark film borders.
Leafy plants fill the opening frame before the damaged structure appears.

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