New York-1939: Women in Fur Coats Descending Stairs

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 New York

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Women in Fur Coats Descending Stairs — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1939: Two women in vintage fur coats and hats walk down the exterior stairs of a wooden house, carrying luggage. Shot on 8mm film, the grainy black-and-white footage captures a candid moment of mid-century domestic life. Their confident strides and subtle smiles suggest a journey or arrival, with the textured clapboard siding and simple window framing the scene. The footage exudes authentic 1930s Americana, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or 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: 125454717

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 1676 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jane
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: new york,washington
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 requests needing late-1930s New York home-movie footage of women leaving a residence with luggage for documentary, museum, education, or period-edit context.
Period detail: Fur coats, brimmed hats, luggage, exterior stairs, and clapboard siding may show late-1930s domestic dress and residential surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as two women descend outdoor steps with bags, acknowledging the camera briefly while moving through an everyday departure moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women in dark fur coats, hats, hand-carried luggage, exterior wooden stairs, clapboard siding, a small window, and a porch edge.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of the original home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat suggesting travel, departure, arrival, or family movement around a residence.
Historical context: The footage offers a domestic view of women's outerwear, luggage, and residential architecture in New York during the 1930s without identifying the people or exact address.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 New York 8mm home movie, women in fur coats with luggage, 1930s residential stairs, and vintage family departure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1939 exteriors, then broader 1930s travel, family departure, or domestic life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 New York home-movie footage, two women in dark fur coats and hats are near outdoor stairs beside a wooden house. — Two women pause near the exterior stairway of a clapboard house.

A woman in a dark fur coat and hat stands on the stairs of a New York residence, with another person partly visible below. — A woman descends the steps while another figure stands lower near the walkway.

A woman in a fur coat and hat moves down exterior stairs with luggage beside a clapboard house in 1939 New York footage. — A woman carries luggage while stepping down from the house entrance.

Two women in dark fur coats and hats are visible near the stairway of a New York house, one appearing to carry luggage. — Two women gather at the bottom of the exterior stairs with luggage nearby.

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