Atlantic City New Jersey-1938: Boardwalk And Ocean View With Old Overholt Sign

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationAtlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Atlantic City New Jersey

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Boardwalk And Ocean View With Old Overholt Sign — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched day at Atlantic City, New Jersey. The clip opens on a bustling boardwalk with an 'Old Overholt' sign and a striped awning, then pans to reveal the Atlantic Ocean with gentle waves rolling onto the sandy shore. The footage shows a classic 1930s seaside atmosphere, with warm tones and film grain characteristic of the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century American beach recreation and commercial life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127265266

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: Yes
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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1930s Atlantic City boardwalk and beach atmosphere from visitor-shot 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The Old Overholt sign, striped awning, boardwalk rail, and seaside buildings provide visible commercial and leisure clues consistent with the 1938 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor's handheld look from the boardwalk toward signage and then the ocean, valuing place memory over staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include boardwalk storefront signs, an Old Overholt sign, a striped awning, railings, surf, sandy beach, distant shoreline structures, and open sky.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, purple-blue color shift, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, seaside transition, commercial-signage cutaway, or memory beat for Atlantic City recreation.
Historical context: The footage places commercial boardwalk signage beside ocean recreation, showing how a beach visit could combine storefront views and shoreline scenery.
Research note: Visible brand signage and flagged people require review for trademark, likeness, and contextual use; copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Atlantic City 8mm home movie, New Jersey boardwalk footage, Old Overholt sign, 1930s beach surf, and vintage seaside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1938 Atlantic City clips, then broader 1930s boardwalk, beach, and ocean-view footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Atlantic City boardwalk view with visible Old Overholt signage, storefront awnings, railings, and soft 8mm film color. — Boardwalk storefronts and Old Overholt sign seen from a visitor's viewpoint.

Commercial signs and awnings line the Atlantic City boardwalk.

Atlantic City ocean view on 8mm film, showing low waves, sand, and distant shoreline buildings under hazy light. — Waves roll toward the Atlantic City beach with buildings in the distance.

1938 Atlantic City beach view with surf, wet sand, horizon, and distant buildings captured in soft home-movie color. — A quiet ocean view follows the boardwalk signage shot.

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