Auburn California-1939: Grilled Steak Meal Outdoors

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

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Grilled Steak Meal Outdoors — Clip Details

Auburn California-1939: A close-up shot of a hearty meal served on a bright yellow plate, featuring a grilled steak topped with sauce, coleslaw, and green onions. The dish rests on a patterned tablecloth with floral and geometric designs, suggesting a casual outdoor lunch. The 8mm film quality shows natural grain and warm color tones, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century American dining. The scene evokes a sense of domestic comfort and simple pleasures from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127013239

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.

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 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 sequences about outdoor dining, family meals, and everyday food culture.
Period detail: The bright plate, patterned tablecloth, and informal outdoor setting may show late-1930s domestic picnic or backyard meal presentation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the casual feel of a home-movie meal record, moving from close views of the plated food to a brief seated adult at the table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grilled steak on a yellow plate, sauce, coleslaw, green onions, utensils, a patterned tablecloth, and a seated adult outdoors.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm color, soft focus, visible grain, and slight exposure variation consistent with original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a food insert, domestic-life cutaway, outdoor lunch transition, or memory beat within a family-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for informal American outdoor dining without establishing the occasion, household, or identities of those present.
Research note: A face appears briefly despite the supplied rights flag, so likeness review is advisable; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm home movie outdoor meal, Auburn California food footage, vintage steak lunch, and family picnic dining.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Auburn or 1939 material, and then broader vintage home-movie food and outdoor dining scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Auburn, California 1939 home-movie frame showing a steak meal on a yellow plate with side dishes and utensils outdoors. — Close view of a plated steak lunch on a bright yellow plate.

Auburn, California 1939 frame of an outdoor plated steak meal with vegetables and utensils on a patterned tablecloth. — The camera holds on the steak plate and side dishes.

1939 Auburn home-movie close-up of a steak plate with coleslaw, green onions, fork, and knife in outdoor light. — A slightly darker close-up shows the plated meal from above.

Auburn, California 1939 home-movie frame showing a seated adult in glasses at an outdoor table during the meal. — A seated adult appears briefly at the outdoor dining table.

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