Atlantic City New Jersey-1938: People Walk Along Beach Near Pier As The Tide

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

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People Walk Along Beach Near Pier As The Tide — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures two figures walking along the shoreline at Atlantic City, New Jersey. The footage shows them strolling near the water's edge as gentle waves roll onto the sand under a muted, overcast sky. The scene is rendered in a distinctive blue monochrome tone, characteristic of early color film processes, with visible grain and soft focus. In the distance, a pier structure is faintly visible, adding to the nostalgic seaside atmosphere. The clip offers a quiet, contemplative moment of leisure by the Atlantic Ocean, preserved in authentic 8mm home movie style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127265368

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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Atlantic City beach footage suited for documentary or educational sequences about seaside leisure, shorelines, and home-movie travel views.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s beach recreation, with distant figures, a pier, and a sparse shoreline rather than close costume or signage details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged visitor view of people walking near the surf while the camera observes from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ocean surf, wet sand, a flat horizon, distant walkers, a pier structure, soft sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, blue-toned monochrome color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld 8mm framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, transition, or memory beat for Atlantic shore travel, beach leisure, or prewar vacation atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday public beach activity at Atlantic City without enough detail to identify individuals, events, or the exact pier.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1938 Atlantic City beach home movie, 8mm New Jersey shoreline, people walking by surf, and pier in distance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1938 Atlantic City or New Jersey shore material, then with broader beach and boardwalk leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Atlantic City beach view with distant figures near the waterline under a muted sky. — Distant walkers move along the shoreline as waves reach the sand.

Distant beachgoers appear in shallow Atlantic City surf, framed by blue-toned 8mm film borders. — Two small figures are visible near the water as low waves roll in.

Atlantic City shoreline scene from 1938 with distant walkers and a pier extending over the water. — Walkers pass near the waterline while a pier sits faintly in the background.

Blue-toned 8mm view of an Atlantic City beach, with one distant figure and a pier beyond the surf. — A lone figure stands near the waves as the pier recedes in the background.

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