Danielson Connecticut-1939: Person Sitting by Brick Fireplace

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationDanielson, Connecticut, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Danielson Connecticut

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Person Sitting by Brick Fireplace — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this grainy black-and-white home movie captures a quiet indoor moment in Danielson, Connecticut. A person sits beside a brick fireplace, their form partially obscured by shadows and film wear. The frame shows the textured brick wall, a dark interior, and subtle light reflections on the film surface. The image is marked by vintage artifacts—scratches, dust, and soft focus—typical of early home movie footage. This archival clip evokes a sense of domestic nostalgia and historical intimacy.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125327696

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Danielson, Connecticut, 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 1930s domestic-life requests needing a quiet indoor fireplace cutaway from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The brick fireplace, dark room, and monochrome 8mm texture support a late-1930s home interior reading, with no visible modern objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household pause, with the camera observing a dim interior rather than presenting a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include patterned brickwork, a dark fireplace opening, a reflective hearth area, shadowed furnishings, and film-edge artifacts.
Film character: Heavy grain, soft focus, low exposure, dust, scratches, and contact-print edges give the clip a strongly physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic memory beat, interior insert, fireplace cutaway, or quiet transition within a family-history sequence.
Historical context: The view suggests ordinary household space in Danielson, Connecticut, in 1939, without enough visible detail to identify residents or the property.
Research note: No faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and private-interior context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Connecticut home movie interior, 8mm brick fireplace footage, and 1930s domestic room cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Danielson 1939 material, then broader 1930s home-interior or fireplace footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Danielson, Connecticut 8mm frame showing a dark brick fireplace area with soft focus and film wear. — Shadowed brick fireplace area in a dim home interior.

Soft 8mm frame of a Danielson home interior, with brick fireplace detail and low indoor exposure. — Brick fireplace detail and dark interior shadows.

1939 black-and-white home-movie frame showing a dim brick fireplace area in Danielson, Connecticut. — Low-light fireplace view with visible film wear.

Grainy 8mm frame from a 1939 Danielson interior, centered on brickwork and a shadowed fireplace area. — Grainy brick fireplace view in a shadowed room.

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