New York USA-1939: Man And Woman Smiling And Conversing In Front Of Bushes

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 New York

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Man And Woman Smiling And Conversing In Front Of Bushes — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a young couple standing outdoors in New York, smiling and conversing in front of a brick building with lush hedges. The woman wears glasses and a light-colored blouse with a polka-dot dress, while the man is in a collared shirt and tie. Their joyful expressions and relaxed posture suggest a happy moment shared during a sunny day. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory from the late 1930s. The scene is intimate and candid, with the couple turning slightly toward each other as they talk, creating a warm, timeless slice of life.

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: 124762158

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 1676 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jane
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: new york,washington
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: New York, 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 New York home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor social moment with adults smiling, talking, and facing the camera.
Period detail: The clothing, eyeglasses, tie, brick facade, and hedge-lined setting support a late-1930s domestic or campus-like outdoor context without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged exchange as the couple smiles, glances toward each other, and reacts to the person filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman with glasses, a man in glasses and tie, a brick building, window frames, dense hedges, bright daylight, and soft film edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows monochrome grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, relationship cutaway, or transitional insert for prewar everyday life and personal recollection sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social glimpse of adults dressed neatly outdoors in 1939 New York, framed through a private home-movie perspective.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness and identity review may be needed; copyright, location, and personal rights should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 New York 8mm couple smiling, prewar home movie adults talking, woman glasses man tie outdoors, and vintage hedge portrait footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 New York outdoor footage, then with themes of couples, conversation, and everyday life.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 New York home-movie footage, a woman with glasses and a man in a tie smile outdoors before hedges and brick windows. — A woman and man smile toward the camera in front of hedges and a brick building.

The couple stands outside in New York, both wearing glasses, with the woman smiling directly and the man looking toward the camera. — The couple faces the camera while standing beside thick hedges and brick windows.

In the 1939 outdoor home movie, the woman smiles off to the side while the man turns toward her near the hedge-lined brick building. — The woman smiles away from the camera as the man turns toward her.

The woman appears to laugh or smile broadly toward the man in this 1939 New York 8mm frame, with hedges and a brick facade behind them. — The woman turns toward the man with a broad smile during their outdoor conversation.

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