Clear Lake California-1939: Woman Wearing Black Sweater Walks Down Porch Steps

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationClear Lake, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Woman Wearing Black Sweater Walks Down Porch Steps — Clip Details

A woman in a black sweater and patterned dress walks down the porch steps of a house in Clear Lake, California, in 1939. She carries a large bag as she descends, meeting another woman in a light-colored blouse and head covering who stands waiting. The two exchange items on the porch before walking together through a leafy yard. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a quiet, candid moment with natural lighting and classic mid-century clothing and architecture.

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: 124761186

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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
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: Clear Lake, California, 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 1930s Northern California home-movie requests needing candid women, porch activity, domestic exteriors, or everyday social movement for documentary or museum edits.
Period detail: The clothing, porch lattice, clapboard siding, and 8mm home-movie handling support the 1939 Clear Lake metadata while the frames themselves show domestic dress and architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged exchange as one woman descends the porch with a bag and meets another before they move through the yard together.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult women, a front porch, steps, trellis-like window grids, leafy shrubs, a large bag, clapboard siding, and bright outdoor light.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short domestic-life insert, a porch departure cutaway, or a quiet memory beat between broader 1930s California scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows women in a residential outdoor setting, offering visual context for everyday clothing, social visits, and home exteriors in the late 1930s.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are apparent, but copyright, privacy, and property context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Clear Lake California 8mm home movie, women on porch, vintage domestic exterior, and 1930s home-movie yard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Clear Lake material, then broader 1930s domestic porch or women-at-home footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Clear Lake home-movie footage, a woman in a dark sweater and patterned dress stands on porch steps while another woman waits nearby. — A woman carrying a bag pauses on the porch steps beside another woman.

Two women appear to exchange or handle items on a Clear Lake porch, with a gridded window and house siding behind them. — The women meet on the porch and handle items near the house wall.

The women step from the porch area toward shrubs and trees, continuing the brief domestic exchange in Clear Lake home-movie footage. — The pair leave the porch area and walk toward the yard.

Two women continue through a shaded yard beside the Clear Lake house, partly obscured by shrubs and overhanging branches. — The women walk together through the leafy yard beside the house.

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