Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.
NEW YORK USA-1939: A man in a suit sits at a cluttered desk in a vintage office, surrounded by papers and a typewriter, with large windows and a framed portrait on the wall. The scene shifts to two women in a filing room, one standing and smiling while adjusting her hair, the other seated and laughing, both in period-appropriate attire. Shot on 8mm film, this archival footage captures the daily work life and camaraderie of office workers in the late 1930s, with authentic film grain and a nostalgic, documentary feel.
Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.
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.
jane
Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.
View source reel contextOpen Clip Documentation RecordRequest source information

More from United States across other decades
1930s footage from around the world
1930s footage also from United States
Clips with similar subjects and themes