Atlantic City New Jersey-1938: View Of Empty Lounge Chairs On A Bright Sunny Day

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationAtlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Atlantic City New Jersey

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

View Of Empty Lounge Chairs On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage footage captures a sun-drenched view of empty lounge chairs arranged in rows on a boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The scene features classic striped awnings and a grand arched building in the background, bathed in warm, saturated colors typical of early color film. The camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a quiet, sunny day at a historic seaside resort. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight color fading, preserving the authentic look of a mid-20th century home movie.

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: 127265248

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 1678 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: skyline drive,black water falls
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: atlantic city
Date: 1938 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: Atlantic City, New Jersey, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Atlantic City seaside-resort edits needing a brief outdoor boardwalk cutaway or leisure-era atmosphere from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The striped awnings, rows of canvas lounge chairs, and arched building facade support a late-1930s resort-boardwalk setting, consistent with the supplied 1938 Atlantic City metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on empty resort seating and nearby architecture rather than staging an event or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rows of lounge chairs, striped awnings, a boardwalk railing, arched building openings, upper windows, sunlit pavement, and small distant figures.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm color-film texture with soft focus, heavy grain, saturated purples, slight fading, and a steady but home-movie scan feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat establishing a quiet Atlantic City boardwalk resort setting.
Historical context: The scene reflects public seaside leisure infrastructure, with empty chairs arranged for sunbathers outside a substantial resort or boardwalk building.
Research note: People appear only as small distant figures, but likeness, location, copyright, and any property-related concerns should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Atlantic City 8mm boardwalk footage, empty beach lounge chairs, striped awnings, and 1930s seaside resort home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 Atlantic City material, then with broader boardwalk, beach-chair, and seaside-resort scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Atlantic City boardwalk view with empty lounge chairs, striped awnings, railings, and an arched building facade behind them. — Empty lounge chairs line the boardwalk beneath striped awnings outside an arched building.

Atlantic City resort seating appears under striped awnings, with dark arched openings and a railing behind the chairs. — Striped awnings shade rows of empty lounge chairs along the boardwalk frontage.

Rows of dark canvas lounge chairs fill the foreground below striped awnings and the arched facade of an Atlantic City boardwalk building. — A closer angle shows the lounge chairs packed in rows below the awnings.

The frame holds on empty Atlantic City lounge chairs under a long striped awning, backed by railings and arched architectural openings. — The shot ends on the same quiet boardwalk seating area and striped awning.

Visually Similar Clips