Auburn California-1939: Family Picnic In Backyard With Man Unfolding Napkin

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationAuburn, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Family Picnic In Backyard With Man Unfolding Napkin — Clip Details

Auburn California-1939: A family gathers for a sunny outdoor picnic in a leafy backyard, seated around a table laden with food and drinks. A man in a white shirt and suspenders unfolds a napkin, while others eat and converse under dappled sunlight. The 8mm film captures warm, natural colors and vintage grain, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American family moment. Shot on Super 8, this archival footage shows casual summer dining with period clothing and wicker furniture, offering authentic 1930s Americana for documentaries, editorial, or nostalgic content.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127013182

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

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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
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: Auburn, California, 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: 1930s Auburn, California home-movie footage suited for documentary or editorial requests about family meals, backyard gatherings, and everyday American leisure.
Period detail: Visible period clues include white shirt with suspenders, dresses, wicker-style outdoor chairs, glass pitchers, and a shaded backyard picnic table that may show late-1930s domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged meal behavior as relatives sit, eat, talk, pass items, and one man unfolds or handles a napkin at the table.
What appears in frame: The frames show adults around an outdoor table, food plates, drinks, glass pitchers, wicker seating, leafy shade, a fence or trellis, and dappled sunlight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady home-movie viewpoint that preserves the feel of original small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, family-memory insert, domestic-life transition, or period texture between broader scenes about 1930s everyday life.
Historical context: The clip offers visual social context for informal family dining outdoors in Auburn, California, without supporting claims beyond the visible backyard gathering.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed even if no logos, music, minors, or clearly identifiable private-property details are apparent.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Auburn California family picnic, 8mm backyard meal, 1930s home movie outdoor dining, and man unfolding napkin at table.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Auburn 1939 family footage, then broader 1930s home-movie scenes of picnics, meals, and backyard gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Auburn, California 1939 home-movie frame showing adults gathered at a backyard picnic table under leafy shade. — Family members sit around a sun-dappled outdoor table with plates, drinks, and pitchers.

Auburn, California 1939 frame with a man in a white shirt and suspenders seated among relatives at a shaded backyard meal. — A man in suspenders sits at the table while others eat and converse nearby.

Auburn, California 1939 frame showing a man at a backyard picnic table handling a napkin beside seated relatives. — The man at the near side of the table looks down while handling a napkin during the meal.

Auburn, California 1939 frame of adults dining outdoors as a man in suspenders lifts his hand near his face at the table. — Adults continue eating at the shaded backyard table as the man in suspenders raises his hand near his face.

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