New York USA-1939: Man in Suit and Glasses Speaking in Office Meeting

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

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Man in Suit and Glasses Speaking in Office Meeting — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1939: A man in a suit and glasses speaks in an office setting, captured on 8mm film. The grainy black-and-white footage shows him standing near a filing cabinet, with other men in suits visible in the background. The scene includes a large window, suggesting a mid-century business environment. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality, typical of home movies from the late 1930s. This clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects about 1930s American office life.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: 124762817

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 office or business-meeting requests needing brief 8mm home-movie views of men speaking indoors.
Period detail: Suits, neckties, eyeglasses, filing cabinets, paneled walls, and a large window may show late-1930s office style.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an informal observer's view as a man talks and others sit or stand nearby in a small office meeting.
What appears in frame: Visible details include suited men, eyeglasses, filing cabinets, papers or desk items, wall panels, a large window, and dim interior lighting.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or cutaway for office work, business discussion, or urban professional life.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests white-collar workplace interaction in New York during the late 1930s, based on the provided metadata and visible attire.
Research note: People, faces, and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 New York office meeting, 1930s men in suits, man speaking with glasses, filing cabinet office, and 8mm business interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1939 New York interiors, then broader 1930s office, work, meeting, or business-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1939 New York office scene, a suited man stands near filing cabinets with papers or desk items in the foreground. — A suited man stands beside filing cabinets in a small office interior.

A suited man with glasses appears to speak in a New York office interior, with paneled walls and furniture behind him. — A man in glasses speaks while framed closely inside the office.

Close 8mm view of a suited man with glasses in the office, his face turned slightly downward as he appears to talk. — The speaker is shown in closer profile with glasses and tie visible.

A wider 1939 New York office view shows several adults gathered near a large window, with some seated and others standing. — A wider office meeting view shows several adults near the window.

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