Southampton New York-1937: Women Playing Tag In A Circle

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

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Women Playing Tag In A Circle — Clip Details

SOUTHAMPTON NEW YORK-1937: A group of women in vintage 1930s dresses gather in a grassy outdoor setting, engaging in a lively game of tag. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures their playful movements and laughter as they run in a circle, with one woman in a polka-dot dress clearly in motion. The black-and-white home movie has a distinct grainy texture and soft focus, characteristic of amateur Super 8 footage from the era. The scene evokes a sense of community and carefree summer recreation, with the women dressed in light summer attire against a backdrop of trees and foliage.

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: 127264697

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: Useful for 1930s documentary or museum edits needing home-movie footage of women’s outdoor recreation in Southampton, New York.
Period detail: The light dresses, skirt lengths, belted waists, and simple summer footwear support a late-1930s social-recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal play as adult women gather, gesture, laugh, and move around a loose circle without staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include women in summer dresses, a polka-dot dress, grass, trees, a loose circle, standing figures, and handheld framing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld drift consistent with amateur home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or social-life cutaway for leisure, women’s groups, or summer gatherings.
Historical context: The clip shows adult women socializing outdoors in dress clothing, offering visual context for informal recreation in an affluent Long Island setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to any copyright or source-rights assessment.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1930s women playing tag, Southampton New York home movies, outdoor social games, and vintage 8mm recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Southampton 1937 material, then broader 1930s women’s leisure or outdoor game footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Southampton, New York, 1937, women in summer dresses gather on a lawn during an outdoor circle game. — Women gather in a loose circle on a grassy lawn.

Women in 1930s summer clothing stand and gesture in a loose circle during a lawn game in Southampton. — The group faces inward as the game continues.

Several women in period dresses move and watch one another during an informal outdoor game in Southampton, 1937. — Players shift positions within the circle on the lawn.

A woman steps across the lawn as other women watch during a 1937 Southampton home-movie game scene. — One woman steps forward while others look on.

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