Cleveland Ohio-1937: Men Enjoy Social Gathering Outside Building

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio

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Men Enjoy Social Gathering Outside Building — Clip Details

A group of men in 1930s attire stand outside a wooden structure, laughing and holding drinks in a casual social gathering. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a candid moment of camaraderie with natural lighting and visible film grain. The men wear button-down shirts, trousers, and suspenders, typical of the era, while a woman in a dress stands in the background. The scene exudes a relaxed, nostalgic mood, characteristic of vintage home movie footage from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125779457

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1001 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1937-1938-1939
Reel-level location note: Cleveland
Date: 1937 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: Cleveland, Ohio, 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 1930s editorial or documentary requests needing candid social life, informal male gathering, and home-movie atmosphere in Cleveland, Ohio.
Period detail: The clothing, suspenders, high-waisted trousers, dresses, and simple refreshment stand support a late-1930s social setting, consistent with the supplied 1937 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged interaction as men laugh, drink, talk, and turn toward the camera while a woman stands nearby in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in shirts and suspenders, drinking glasses, a wooden booth or stand, partial lettering, trees, grass, and a woman in a dress.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, edge vignetting, slight frame instability, and outdoor exposure shifts typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, social-history cutaway, transition, or memory beat for Depression-era leisure and community gathering scenes.
Historical context: The scene shows a relaxed outdoor gathering around a small stand, offering visual context for everyday social life without identifying a specific event.
Research note: Faces and partial signage are visible, so likeness, possible brand or venue identification, and copyright status should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1937 Cleveland home movie, 1930s men social gathering, vintage 8mm outdoor drinks, and Depression-era leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cleveland 1937 material, then broader 1930s outdoor social or refreshment-stand scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Cleveland, Ohio, 1937, men in shirts, trousers, and suspenders gather with drinks outside a wooden stand while a woman stands behind them. — Men share drinks and conversation outside a small stand.

In the supplied 1937 Cleveland setting, several men hold drinks near a wooden booth, with one man smiling toward the camera. — A man faces the camera as others gather with drinks near the booth.

A candid 1937 Cleveland home-movie frame shows men talking with drinks beside a wooden stand, with partial lettering above the opening. — Men talk casually beside the stand while holding drinks.

Men in 1930s attire smile and hold drinks near a wooden booth in Cleveland, with trees and a woman in a dress visible behind them. — The group smiles and lingers near the booth at the end of the clip.

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