Cleveland Ohio USA-1939: A Few Men Walk Together Talking While Wearing Overcoats

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio

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A Few Men Walk Together Talking While Wearing Overcoats — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1939 captures a group of men in fedoras and overcoats walking outdoors near industrial machinery. The black-and-white footage shows them conversing as they move through the scene, with large wheels and utility poles visible in the background. The handheld camera movement and film grain give the clip an authentic, nostalgic feel, offering a glimpse into everyday life 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: 124599797

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 1001 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1937-1938-1939
Reel-level location note: Cleveland
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: Cleveland, Ohio, 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 Cleveland home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing men in overcoats walking and talking near an industrial outdoor setting.
Period detail: Fedoras, long overcoats, suits, utility poles, large wheels and rough outdoor ground support a late-1930s urban-industrial period reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of adult men moving together in conversation while the camera follows from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible details include suited men in brimmed hats, overcoats, industrial wheels, utility poles, open ground, distant structures and handheld framing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and slight handheld drift give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition or memory beat for Depression-era urban life, workplace visits or men in public conversation.
Historical context: The footage may show everyday male dress and outdoor industrial surroundings in Cleveland without identifying the men, workplace or specific activity.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and editorial context should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Cleveland men walking, 1930s industrial home movie, men in fedoras and overcoats, and 8mm urban footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cleveland 1939 footage, then broader 1930s industrial or street-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Cleveland, several suited men in fedoras and overcoats walk together outdoors near industrial machinery and utility poles. — Men in overcoats walk together through an outdoor industrial area.

A close view from the 1939 Cleveland home movie shows a man in a fedora and overcoat passing in front of industrial wheels. — A man in a fedora passes close to the camera with industrial equipment behind him.

Two adult men in hats, suits and coats appear in the Cleveland outdoor industrial setting, with a large wheel behind them. — Two formally dressed men appear beside large industrial equipment.

The final frame shows a man in a dark hat and coat turning across the handheld view, with distant industrial structures in Cleveland. — A man turns through the frame as industrial structures sit in the background.

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