Danielson Connecticut-1939: A Pharmacist Preparing Medications In A Vintage Pharmacy

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

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A Pharmacist Preparing Medications In A Vintage Pharmacy — Clip Details

A pharmacist in a white lab coat works behind a counter in a vintage pharmacy, surrounded by shelves of glass bottles and medicine jars. Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this grainy black-and-white footage captures the man carefully measuring and preparing medications. The scene evokes a nostalgic, historical atmosphere, showcasing mid-20th century pharmaceutical practices. The film's texture and motion reflect authentic home movie quality, ideal for documentaries, historical content, or period pieces.

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: 125328946

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 archival requests needing a brief pharmacy, drugstore, or medical-preparation insert for documentary, education, or period-context editing.
Period detail: The white coat, glass bottles, crowded shelves, and dark counter may show late-1930s retail pharmacy or dispensary practice in Danielson, Connecticut.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet, unstaged view of a pharmacist handling bottles behind the counter rather than presenting to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pharmacist in a white coat, shelves of glass bottles, medicine jars, a dark work counter, and small containers handled by hand.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame variation consistent with home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, occupational insert, or memory beat for medicine, small-town commerce, or everyday work in the 1930s.
Historical context: The clip visually places medication preparation inside a small interior workspace, with shelves and containers suggesting routine pharmacy labor.
Research note: People, private interior property, and medical-related activity are visible, so likeness, property, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1939 8mm pharmacy footage, Danielson Connecticut drugstore, pharmacist preparing medicine, and vintage medical counter scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Danielson Connecticut 1939 material, then broader 1930s pharmacy, retail, or medical-work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Danielson, Connecticut, 1939, a pharmacist in a white coat appears to work at a dark counter with shelves of glass bottles behind him. — A pharmacist works behind the counter in a bottle-lined pharmacy interior.

The pharmacist looks down at a small container in the 1939 Danielson pharmacy, with rows of bottles visible on shelves behind him. — The pharmacist handles a small container while standing at the work counter.

Side view of the pharmacist working at the counter among pharmacy supplies.

The pharmacist raises a glass bottle or jar in the Danielson, Connecticut pharmacy, with stocked shelves filling the background. — The pharmacist lifts a bottle or jar during medication preparation.

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