New York USA-1939: Windy Day In Old Car

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 New York

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Windy Day In Old Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a classic car parked under trees with golden autumn leaves. A person in period attire opens the car door and steps out, their movement slightly blurred by the film's motion. The scene is bathed in warm, natural light, with visible film grain and slight color fading characteristic of archival Super 8 footage. The setting evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment from a bygone era, with the wind rustling the trees and the car's polished body reflecting the sunlight. This authentic slice of Americana is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123040369

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1676 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jane
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: new york,washington
Date: 1939 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 home-movie footage for productions needing a brief period motoring, autumn street, or domestic travel insert.
Period detail: The rounded dark sedan, side-opening door, formal clothing, and tree-lined autumn setting may show late-1930s everyday car travel.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged moment as a person opens the car door and steps out while the camera observes from a fixed home-movie distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark vintage sedan, open passenger door, adult figure, tree trunks, golden leaves, roadside shade, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, gate borders, and slight exposure variation typical of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short period cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a 1930s travel, family, or seasonal sequence.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for private automobile use and outdoor domestic life without identifying a specific event or landmark.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed, while no readable logos or clear private-property identifiers are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 New York 8mm car footage, 1930s home movie sedan, vintage autumn roadside, and woman exiting old car.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 New York material, then broader 1930s car, autumn, and family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 New York 8mm frame showing a dark rounded sedan under golden trees, with a person partly visible at the side door. — A dark sedan sits in dappled shade beneath autumn foliage as a person is partly visible by the door.

1939 New York home-movie frame with a person in period clothing emerging from a dark sedan under autumn trees. — A figure opens the sedan door and begins to step out in a shaded tree-lined setting.

1939 New York 8mm frame showing a person standing at the open door of a dark sedan in dappled autumn light. — The person stands at the open car door, framed by tree trunks and sunlit leaves.

1939 New York home-movie frame of a person beside an open sedan door, with golden leaves and heavy 8mm borders visible. — A person pauses beside the open sedan door in a warm, leafy roadside scene.

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