Danielson Connecticut-1939: People Playing In The Snow On A Winter Day

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

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People Playing In The Snow On A Winter Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter day in Danielson, Connecticut. Through a grainy, monochrome lens, silhouettes of people play in the snow, their forms blurred by frost-covered glass. Bare trees line a snow-dusted yard, and the soft, diffused light suggests a cold, overcast afternoon. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and a slightly warped frame, evoking a nostalgic, intimate glimpse into mid-20th century family life. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, and period-accurate storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125328091

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 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

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: 1930s Connecticut home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief winter recreation or family-memory scene.
Period detail: The scene may show late-1930s winter leisure, with bundled figures, bare trees, snow cover, and a small yard viewed through frosted or dirty glass.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged glimpse of people moving and playing in snow, filmed from a sheltered, domestic vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include silhouetted people, snow-covered ground, bare winter trees, dark hedges or posts, a yard edge, and heavy window or film obstruction.
Film character: The 8mm image has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, scratches, and a veiled look that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, winter cutaway, transition, or atmospheric insert for family history and regional New England sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually documents ordinary outdoor winter play in Danielson, Connecticut, without enough detail to identify individuals or a specific event.
Research note: People are visible as silhouettes, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or music are evident, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness issues.
Research search match: Searches it may satisfy include 1939 Connecticut snow home movie, 8mm winter play, Danielson family footage, and Depression-era New England snow scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Danielson or 1939 material, then broader 1930s winter home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Danielson, Connecticut winter yard in 1939, mostly obscured by dark window edges and grain, with snow and bare trees beyond. — A snow-covered yard is partly hidden by a dark foreground obstruction and film edge.

Silhouetted people appear in a snowy Danielson yard, with bare trees and dark hedges or posts visible through grainy 8mm footage. — Silhouetted figures stand near snowbanks and bare trees in the yard.

A snowy Danielson yard is framed by a dark foreground shape, with bare trees and indistinct outdoor forms visible in the background. — The view opens onto snow and trees, partly blocked by a dark shape at the left edge.

Several silhouetted figures appear near a snowy Danielson yard in 1939, partly obscured by heavy grain, scratches, and the frame edge. — Dark figures cluster near the snow while winter trees fill the background.

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