New York-1947: A Family Group Enjoying A Picnic On A Mountain Overlook

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 New York

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A Family Group Enjoying A Picnic On A Mountain Overlook — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1947: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a family group enjoying a picnic on a scenic overlook. Two women in 1940s-style dresses sit on wooden chairs, smiling and conversing against a backdrop of distant mountains and lush green trees. A man reclines on the ground nearby, adding to the relaxed, candid atmosphere. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with soft focus, natural color fading, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century American life. The scene transitions to a darker, indoor setting with three men in formal attire, suggesting a shift in the day's events. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic projects exploring 1940s family life and Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124759353

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1947 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1940s New York home-movie material showing family leisure, mountain-overlook picnicking, and a brief interior social gathering for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The women's dresses, wooden outdoor chairs, men's formal jackets, and color 8mm home-movie stock support a late-1940s domestic setting, with New York supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves casual, unstaged behavior as seated women smile outdoors, a man relaxes near them, and men gather closely indoors in a candid home-movie manner.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women on wooden chairs, a reclining man, leafy trees, distant mountains, a rocky overlook, suited men indoors, and dim interior lighting.
Film character: Soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, frame-edge shadows, and color fading give the scanned 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, family-leisure cutaway, brief transition from outdoor picnic to interior gathering, or period domestic insert.
Historical context: The footage shows mid-century family or social leisure in a scenic New York setting, followed by a darker indoor gathering, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact site or occasion.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance should be assessed separately from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1947 New York family picnic 8mm, 1940s mountain overlook home movie, vintage family gathering footage, and men indoors social scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then with New York 1947 family footage, then with broader 1940s home-movie leisure and social-gathering themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 New York home-movie frame showing two women seated at a mountain overlook with a man reclining nearby and hazy hills behind them. — Women sit on wooden chairs at a scenic overlook while a man rests near them.

1947 New York home-movie frame with two women in light dresses seated outdoors and a man leaning near them at a wooded mountain overlook. — A relaxed group sits and leans together at the overlook with mountains in the background.

Dim 1947 home-movie interior showing three men seated close together, including a man in a vest and tie at center. — Three men sit together in a dark interior after the outdoor picnic scene.

Dim 1947 home-movie frame showing men gathered indoors, with one person bending forward beside a seated man in a vest. — Men gather closely in a low-lit interior scene at the end of the clip.

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