Joliet Illinois USA-1941: Man Wearing Black Shirt Holds White Pipe In Mouth On Stage

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationJoliet, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 Joliet Illinois

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Man Wearing Black Shirt Holds White Pipe In Mouth On Stage — Clip Details

A man in a dark shirt and hat stands on a makeshift stage in Joliet, Illinois, 1941, holding a white pipe in his mouth. He performs for a small audience of women seated in a dimly lit room with draped curtains. The grainy 8mm home movie captures a candid moment of wartime entertainment, with the performer gesturing as he speaks. The footage shows natural film grain, slight camera shake, and the intimate atmosphere of a local community event.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 124602901

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 2070 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: cb hill jr
Reel-level year note: 1941
Reel-level location note: glencoe illinois
Date: 1941 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: Joliet, Illinois, 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 1940s documentary or educational edits needing small-stage community entertainment in a Midwestern private interior.
Period detail: The dark clothing, hat, pipe prop, draped backdrop, and simple indoor stage setting may show early-1940s local amateur performance culture.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a brief informal performance as seated women watch from close range, preserving the feel of a family or community room event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male performer, dark shirt or jacket, light pipe, brimmed hat, seated women, draped curtains, and a low interior stage area.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, strong grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that add physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for amateur entertainment, social gatherings, or wartime-era home life.
Historical context: The footage places an informal staged performance inside a private or community interior, with women watching from a close audience position.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s 8mm home movie stage performer, Joliet Illinois amateur entertainment, or man with pipe on stage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel performance or audience shots, then Joliet 1941 material, then broader 1940s home-movie entertainment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Joliet, Illinois, 1941, a man in dark clothing stands near draped curtains during an indoor stage performance. — The performer stands at the side of a curtained stage area.

Women seated in a dim Joliet interior watch a male performer holding a light pipe or prop near draped curtains. — Audience members sit near the performer in the curtained room.

A 1941 Joliet stage performer in a brimmed hat holds a white pipe, with seated women partly visible in the foreground. — The performer faces the camera with the pipe raised near his mouth.

The Joliet performer stands before draped curtains, wearing a brimmed hat and holding a white pipe close to his mouth. — The performer continues his pipe gesture against the curtained backdrop.

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