Southampton New York-1937: The Group Of Women Stand Around As One Playfully Chases

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSouthampton, New York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Southampton New York

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The Group Of Women Stand Around As One Playfully Chases — Clip Details

SOUTHAMPTON NEW YORK-1937: A group of women in 1930s dresses and skirts gather outdoors on a grassy lawn, laughing and playfully chasing one another in a lively game. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the natural movement and camaraderie of a casual social gathering, with one woman in a polka-dot dress becoming the focus of the playful pursuit. The black-and-white image shows classic Super 8 grain and a slightly shaky camera, evoking a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127264684

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1937 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Southampton, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Southampton home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational sequences about leisure, women's social life, and informal outdoor gatherings.
Period detail: The dresses, skirts, belts, light shoes, and lawn setting may show late-1930s summer social clothing and casual recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged play as women gather, laugh, chase, and swat playfully while the camera follows from within the group.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include women in long skirts and dresses, a polka-dot dress, belts, grass lawn, dark shrubbery, white shoes, and handheld framing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld movement consistent with a home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for recreation, friendship, summer leisure, or 1930s social atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene suggests a casual outdoor gathering among adult women, with playful movement replacing formal posing in a private or semi-private lawn setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-license checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s women outdoors, Southampton New York home movie, women chasing on lawn, vintage 8mm social gathering, and 1937 leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Southampton material, then other 1937 New York clips, then broader 1930s women's leisure or outdoor social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult women in 1930s-style dresses and skirts stand together on a lawn in Southampton, New York. — Women gather on a lawn, several facing one another as the play begins.

In Southampton home-movie footage, a woman runs playfully past a group of women gathered on the grass. — One woman breaks into motion as the group watches from the lawn.

Women in skirts and dresses stand in a loose circle on a Southampton lawn, captured in soft 8mm focus. — The group regathers in a loose circle during the playful lawn activity.

A group of women stands outdoors in Southampton, with a dark polka-dot dress prominent among light skirts and dresses. — A woman in a polka-dot dress stands near the group as the playful exchange continues.

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