Danielson Connecticut-1939: Man Standing in Storefront as Cars Drive Past

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

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Man Standing in Storefront as Cars Drive Past — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage clip captures a quiet street scene in Danielson, Connecticut. A man in a light-colored shirt stands in the doorway of a storefront with a striped awning, while classic automobiles drive past on the street. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a young boy walking across the road, with other pedestrians and period vehicles visible. The camera appears to be moving, possibly from a vehicle, offering a candid glimpse of mid-20th century commercial life. The image quality reflects authentic 8mm home movie characteristics, including film grain and soft focus.

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: 125454501

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: Useful for 1930s small-town Connecticut street-life requests needing a brief storefront, pedestrian, and passing-car insert for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clip shows striped storefront awnings, large display windows, curbside paving, and rounded late-1930s automobiles that support the stated Danielson, Connecticut 1939 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The moving camera and soft framing give the scene an unstaged home-movie view of a man waiting in a doorway while traffic and pedestrians pass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a storefront with awning, a doorway, display windows, a utility pole, passing automobiles, a suited pedestrian, and a bright street curb.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture is evident in coarse grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, edge shadowing, and motion blur from the moving camera.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short street-scene cutaway, transition, or memory beat establishing everyday commercial life in a New England town.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for a modest commercial street where storefronts, pedestrians, and automobile traffic share a compact downtown space.
Research note: People and faces are visible and may require likeness review; no readable brands are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 Danielson Connecticut street scene, 1930s storefront traffic, 8mm home movie downtown cars, and New England commercial street footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Danielson or 1939 Connecticut material, then broader 1930s storefront, pedestrian, and automobile scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Danielson, Connecticut storefront seen from a moving 8mm camera, with a man standing near the doorway and a utility pole in front. — A man stands by a storefront doorway as the camera passes a display window and striped awning.

Danielson storefront with striped awning and a man near the entrance, filmed in soft black-and-white 8mm from across the street. — The storefront remains centered while a doorway figure stands beside the dark entrance.

A period automobile blurs across the foreground of the 1939 Danielson street scene, partly obscuring the storefront and doorway figure. — A passing car streaks through the foreground, emphasizing the moving street view.

A pedestrian in dark clothing walks across the Danielson street scene, with storefront windows behind and a rounded automobile at frame right. — A pedestrian crosses the street as the storefront slips behind and a car appears at the right edge.

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