Danielson Connecticut-1939: A Man In A Room With A Red Brick Fireplace Snapping Fingers

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

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A Man In A Room With A Red Brick Fireplace Snapping Fingers — Clip Details

A grainy, black-and-white 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a man in a dimly lit room with a prominent red brick fireplace. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows the man seated, his hands moving as he snaps his fingers. The image is characterized by heavy film grain, soft focus, and a dark, atmospheric mood. The scene evokes a sense of quiet domestic life from the late 1930s, with the brick wall and window frame visible in the background.

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: 125327719

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: 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 home-movie requests needing a quiet domestic interior, a seated man, and period 8mm texture for documentary or educational editing.
Period detail: The brick fireplace surround, dark interior, and soft black-and-white 8mm image may show a late-1930s domestic room in Danielson, Connecticut.
Home-movie behavior: A seated man moves his hands in an informal, unstaged gesture, giving the clip a small observed moment from private home life.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, brick fireplace or wall, dark interior surfaces, a small window or bright opening, furniture edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, dense grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight frame instability typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief domestic insert, memory beat, transition, or cutaway to suggest private indoor life in the late 1930s.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for informal household filming, with attention on a person and room details rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Connecticut home movie interior, 1930s man indoors, 8mm domestic room, brick fireplace, and vintage family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Danielson 1939 interiors, then broader 1930s domestic home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Danielson home-movie frame showing a dim room, brick fireplace or wall, and a seated man partly visible at the bottom edge. — A seated man is partly framed below a brick fireplace or wall in a dark interior.

1939 Danielson 8mm frame with a man's head partly visible below dark wall surfaces and patterned brickwork near a fireplace. — The man dips partly into view beneath a brick-patterned fireplace area.

1939 Danielson frame showing a seated man bending forward in a dark room with visible brick fireplace detail and soft 8mm grain. — The man bends forward as the brick interior detail remains in the background.

1939 Danielson 8mm frame of a dark domestic room, brick fireplace detail, and a man partly cropped at the lower edge. — The room and brickwork dominate as the man falls mostly below the frame edge.

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