New York USA-1939: Old Number 35 Locomotive On Display For Townsfolk

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

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Old Number 35 Locomotive On Display For Townsfolk — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1939: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the historic CB&Q locomotive, number 35, on display at a train station. Townsfolk in 1930s attire—men in suits and hats, women in dresses and wide-brimmed hats—gather around the black steam engine, observing and photographing the historic locomotive. The clip shows people boarding a mail car and others standing on the platform, with the large steam engine prominently featured on the tracks. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits classic grain and soft focus, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and Americana. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, and retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124762182

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: Yes
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s New York home-movie footage of a preserved steam locomotive display for documentary, museum, education, or Americana transport history edits.
Period detail: Men in suits and hats, women in dresses and wide-brimmed hats, and the black Number 35 locomotive provide visible late-1930s period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged visitor behavior as townsfolk pause, look, photograph, and board nearby rail equipment from a handheld observer's viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Number 35 tender, large drive wheels, locomotive cab lettering, platform visitors, hats, steps, rail tracks, and a mail or passenger car.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight gate shadowing, and gentle exposure variation that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, rail-history cutaway, transition into 1930s travel material, or memory beat around public displays.
Historical context: The scene shows a public encounter with an older steam locomotive, with visitors treating the rail equipment as something to observe and document.
Research note: People and visible railroad markings require likeness and trademark or brand review, separate from copyright status and any archive license.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1939 New York 8mm steam locomotive, Number 35 train display, townsfolk at railroad station, or vintage rail home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel rail scenes, then New York 1939 town footage, then broader 1930s transportation, steam locomotive, or public-exhibit material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 New York home-movie frame showing visitors in period clothing beside a black steam locomotive on display. — Visitors gather near the locomotive's large drive wheels and cab.

1939 New York frame with townsfolk observing and photographing the displayed steam locomotive from the platform. — People in 1930s attire pause near the locomotive display.

1939 New York home-movie view of the Number 35 tender, steam locomotive, and visitors gathered on the platform. — The Number 35 tender is visible beside the display crowd.

1939 New York frame showing visitors boarding a rail car by metal steps near the steam locomotive display. — Visitors climb the steps into a rail car at the display.

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