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New York-1939: Vintage Car Driving Towards Corner and Turning

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 New York
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Vintage Car Driving Towards Corner and Turning — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a classic convertible automobile driving down a residential street in New York. The black-and-white footage shows the car approaching the camera, its headlights on, before turning a corner. The scene features period architecture, a white picket fence, and a quiet suburban atmosphere, all rendered with the grain and soft focus characteristic of 8mm home movies from the era. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life and transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125454812

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
New York, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • automobile
  • convertible
  • buildings
  • travel
  • car
  • driving
  • comer
  • turning
  • transportation
  • new york
  • 1939
  • 1939 vintage car footage
  • classic convertible 1939
  • New York 1939 street scene
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage automobile driving
  • retro car footage
  • 1930s transportation
  • black and white 8mm film
  • classic car turning corner
  • historic New York footage
  • 1939 home movie
  • vintage 8mm car
  • old car driving
  • 1930s American life
  • archival 8mm footage
  • classic car headlights
  • vintage street scene
  • 1939 automobile
  • 8mm film grain
  • 1930s car

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1930s New York transportation or residential-street requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of a vintage convertible approaching and turning.

Still Frames From This Clip

Vintage convertible approaches on a residential street with houses and a picket fence behind it.

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