New York USA-1939: Two Women And A Man With Happy Expressions Getting Off Of A Ride

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

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Two Women And A Man With Happy Expressions Getting Off... — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1939: Two women and a man with happy expressions getting off of a ride at a bustling fair. A woman in a patterned dress and hat descends a metal staircase, assisted by a younger woman in a dark dress with a white collar. The scene captures candid moments of joy and movement, with the vintage 8mm film grain and soft focus adding to the nostalgic atmosphere. The final frame reveals a portion of a large structure, possibly a Ferris wheel, with the word 'GIANT' visible, confirming the carnival setting. This authentic home movie footage offers a glimpse into mid-20th century leisure and social interaction.

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: 124762212

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 fair or carnival home-movie footage for documentary edits needing visitors leaving an amusement ride with visible public leisure activity.
Period detail: Clothing, hats, metal ride stairs, black-and-white 8mm texture, and the partial word GIANT on a structure may show late-1930s fairground amusement details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as adults smile, steady themselves on railings, and step down from a ride in a casual visitor-shot view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women, one man, metal handrails, a ride exit doorway, patterned dresses, a hat, soft crowd movement, and a partial GIANT sign.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame-edge shadowing, and handheld timing that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, fairground transition, leisure cutaway, or memory beat showing people exiting a ride.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for public amusement and social outing behavior in New York during the late 1930s, based on the supplied date metadata.
Research note: Faces and a partial sign are visible, so likeness and possible brand or venue identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 New York fair ride exit, 8mm carnival visitors, women leaving amusement ride, and black-and-white home movie fairground.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel fair scenes, then New York 1939 amusement footage, then broader 1930s carnival, ride, and public leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 New York fair footage, a woman in a patterned dress descends metal ride stairs with another adult visible in the doorway. — A woman steps down from a ride while another person waits behind her at the exit.

A smiling woman in a hat leaves a fair ride in New York, followed by a younger woman in a dark dress with a white collar. — Two women descend the ride stairs, with the older woman smiling toward the camera.

A younger woman in a dark dress and white collar steps down the ride stairs, with a man visible close behind her. — A woman grips the stair rail while leaving the ride, followed by a man in a light shirt.

A washed-out fairground view shows part of a large structure with GIANT visible, likely connected to the ride setting described in metadata. — A partial GIANT sign appears on a large fairground structure in the final frame.

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