Danielson Connecticut-1939: Man in Lab Coat Prepares Documents at Desk

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

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Man in Lab Coat Prepares Documents at Desk — Clip Details

A man in a white lab coat sits at a desk in a dimly lit room, handling papers and appearing to prepare for work. Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this archival footage captures a quiet moment of focused activity in what appears to be a medical or scientific office. The grainy black-and-white image, with soft lighting and a patterned wall in the background, evokes a strong sense of mid-20th century Americana. The man’s deliberate movements and formal attire suggest a professional setting, offering a rare glimpse into daily life in Danielson, Connecticut during the late 1930s.

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: 125454448

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 editorial projects needing a quiet professional office cutaway, medical or scientific work atmosphere, or Danielson, Connecticut home-movie context.
Period detail: The lab coat, desk papers, shaded lamp, dark interior, and patterned wall border may show a late-1930s professional office or workroom setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unposed rhythm of a man sorting papers and preparing at his desk, with the camera observing a small working routine.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man in a white coat, desk, papers, lamp, chair, dark wall, curtain or hanging fabric, and patterned wall trim.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white scan has soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that give the moment a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for office work, medical administration, research, or late-1930s daily life.
Historical context: The scene suggests professional paperwork inside a private interior, but the exact occupation and function of the room are not confirmed by the visible frames.
Research note: A visible adult face, private interior, and possible medical or scientific setting call for likeness, property, and contextual review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches such as 1939 Danielson Connecticut office, man in lab coat at desk, 1930s medical office paperwork, and 8mm home movie professional interior may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Danielson 1939 material, then other 1930s professional interiors or desk-work scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Danielson, Connecticut in 1939, a man in a white coat sits at a desk with papers beneath a shaded lamp in a dim room. — A seated man in a white coat reviews or arranges papers at a desk.

The 1939 Danielson office scene shows the seated man turning partly toward the camera with hands raised above papers on the desk. — The man pauses or gestures while seated beside desk papers and a lamp.

A man in a white coat works over papers at a desk in the Danielson, Connecticut interior, with a lamp and wall trim visible behind him. — The seated man leans toward the desk while working with papers.

At the end of the clip, the man remains seated at the desk in the 1939 Danielson room, looking down at papers in soft 8mm focus. — The man looks down toward papers on the desk in the dim room.

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