Clear Lake California-1939: People Gathered Around Black Car

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

People Gathered Around Black Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of people at Clear Lake, California, gathered around a classic black automobile. The black-and-white footage shows individuals in period attire—men in shirts and vests, women in dresses—leaning against the car and interacting near a wooden gazebo in a wooded area. The scene exudes a nostalgic, candid charm, with natural light filtering through the trees and the film’s characteristic grain adding to its authentic archival quality. This footage offers a glimpse into mid-20th century leisure and social life.

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: 124761410

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s home-movie requests showing California leisure travel, roadside socializing, and informal group activity around an automobile.
Period detail: The clothing, black car body shape, 8mm format, and metadata-supported 1939 date point to late-1930s domestic travel and outdoor recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as adults pose, talk, lean on a car, and gather casually near a wooded shelter.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several adults, a black automobile, wooded shade, a rustic wooden shelter, light summer clothing, and informal group poses.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social-life insert, travel cutaway, or transition between 1930s outdoor recreation scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a small group in a wooded Clear Lake setting, suggesting informal leisure travel without supporting a specific public event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from any people or property clearances.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 Clear Lake home movie, 1930s California car outing, vintage 8mm roadside leisure, and adults around automobile.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Clear Lake shots, then other 1939 California travel clips, then broader 1930s automobile and outdoor leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Clear Lake in 1939, adults gather near a wooden shelter among trees, with one person bending near the foreground. — Group gathered beside a rustic shelter in wooded shade.

Adults in 1930s attire appear near a rustic shelter at Clear Lake, with one person bending and others facing the camera or each other. — Adults linger near the shelter during an outdoor stop.

At Clear Lake in 1939, several adults gather around a black automobile, with women and men leaning or standing near the car. — Informal group pose beside a black automobile under trees.

Adults at Clear Lake in 1939 stand beside a black car under trees, with one person leaning near the door and others facing the camera. — Adults gathered beside the car during a wooded outing.

Visually Similar Clips