New York USA-1939: Group of Men in Suits Conversing Outdoors

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

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Group of Men in Suits Conversing Outdoors — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1939: A group of men in suits and ties stand outdoors in a sun-dappled park-like setting, engaged in conversation. The black-and-white 8mm home movie footage captures a candid moment with a man in glasses smiling toward the camera, while others in fedoras and suits mingle in the background. The grainy texture and natural lighting evoke a nostalgic, authentic 1930s atmosphere, with trees and a vintage car visible in the scene. This archival clip offers a glimpse into everyday life and social interaction during the era.

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: 124762350

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 social-life sequences needing candid men in suits conversing outdoors in archival home-movie footage.
Period detail: The suits, ties, fedora-style hats, parked rounded automobile, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s urban outdoor setting.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as men mingle, glance toward the camera, and continue casual conversation in a park-like public setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, neckties, eyeglasses, hats, leafy trees, dappled sunlight, a parked vintage car, and partial building siding.
Film character: The footage carries strong 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, social establishing insert, or memory beat for prewar urban public life and adult gatherings.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects formal adult menswear and outdoor social interaction in New York during the late 1930s without identifying the group or occasion.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review; no logos are apparent, while copyright and any personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 New York men in suits, 1930s outdoor conversation, black-and-white 8mm home movie, and prewar social gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel social scenes, then other 1939 New York exteriors, then broader 1930s men in suits or public gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 New York home-movie footage, suited men stand in sunlight near a parked vintage car and residential-looking siding. — Men in suits pause outdoors near a car during a candid gathering.

A suited man wearing glasses looks toward the camera in a leafy New York outdoor setting, with other men and hats behind him. — A man in glasses faces the camera as others mingle beneath trees.

The man in glasses appears mid-conversation or mid-expression while suited men and hat-wearing figures gather under trees. — Candid outdoor conversation among formally dressed men.

In the closing frame, a suited man with glasses stands foregrounded beneath trees while other men remain in conversation behind him. — A foregrounded man in glasses stands amid a small outdoor gathering.

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