New York-1950: Man Roasting Marshmallows Over Campfire In Woods

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Year1950
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1950 New York

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Man Roasting Marshmallows Over Campfire In Woods — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1950: A man in a tan corduroy jacket and plaid shirt crouches in a wooded area, smiling as he prepares to roast marshmallows over a crackling campfire. The scene, shot on 8mm film, captures the warm glow of the flames and the autumnal setting with fallen leaves on the ground. The footage has a nostalgic, candid quality, with natural light and authentic film grain, evoking a classic 1950s family outing. The man holds a stick with a marshmallow, while another person stands nearby, creating a sense of shared outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124924487

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1950 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing candid outdoor recreation, campfire cooking, or family-and-friends leisure footage for documentary, museum, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color look, and metadata-supported 1950 New York setting may show mid-century casual outdoor dress during a wooded autumn outing.
Home-movie behavior: The man smiles toward the camera and crouches casually by the fire, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie feeling of shared outdoor recreation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a crouching man in a tan jacket, plaid shirt, dark gloves, roasting stick, nearby standing figure, wooded ground, fallen leaves, and a campfire.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, handheld framing, slight exposure variation, and warm firelight that register as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, seasonal transition, or cutaway for mid-century leisure, camping, or informal social gatherings.
Historical context: The scene reflects a casual outdoor gathering in a wooded New York setting, with campfire cooking presented through a private home-movie perspective.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately from personal rights.
Research search match: Searches for 1950 New York 8mm campfire, man roasting marshmallows, mid-century outdoor leisure, home movie woods, and autumn family outing may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1950 New York outdoor scenes, then with broader mid-century camping, picnic, and campfire material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1950 New York footage, a smiling man in a tan jacket crouches outdoors with a roasting stick while others stand nearby. — A man crouches in a wooded area, smiling toward the camera while holding a roasting stick.

The man in a tan jacket crouches in the wooded New York setting, looking down as he handles a roasting stick near the fire area. — The crouching man looks down while preparing the roasting stick beside the campfire area.

A man in a tan jacket crouches low in the wooded scene, reaching forward with a gloved hand while tending the roasting setup. — The man reaches toward the campfire area during the outdoor cooking scene.

A close view shows the campfire burning in the wooded setting, with orange flames, charred wood, and a dark grate above it. — Orange flames rise from the campfire beneath a dark metal grate.

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