Atlantic City New Jersey-1938: Chairs and Tables Set up Outside Small Building

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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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Chairs and Tables Set up Outside Small Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a quiet outdoor scene in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A man stands near a small building with arched awnings and white patio furniture set up on a brick walkway. The footage shows a classic mid-century residential or resort-style courtyard with lush trees and shrubs. The image has a distinct purple color cast and film grain typical of early home movies, with a handheld camera capturing the serene, nostalgic atmosphere of a bygone era.

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: 127265447

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: Useful for 1930s Atlantic City home-movie inserts showing a quiet courtyard or resort entrance for documentary, museum, education, or period atmosphere edits.
Period detail: The arched awnings, patio chairs, brick walkway, clipped shrubs, and formal building facade may show a late-1930s resort or residential courtyard setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual visitor-shot view of a man standing near outdoor furniture, with no staged action or formal presentation visible.
What appears in frame: Visible details include arched awnings, a doorway, windows, white patio chairs, small tables, shrubs, trees, a brick walk, and one standing man.
Film character: The 8mm scan has a purple color cast, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for Atlantic City travel, resort life, or 1930s leisure settings.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests outdoor seating and landscaped entry space in Atlantic City, without enough evidence to identify the building or its use.
Research note: One person is visible at a distance, with no readable logos; copyright, likeness, and any property considerations should be reviewed separately for intended use.
Research search match: Search match phrases include 1938 Atlantic City 8mm courtyard, New Jersey home movie patio chairs, 1930s resort entrance, and vintage awning exterior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Atlantic City exteriors, then broader 1930s travel, courtyard, resort, or leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Atlantic City home-movie frame showing a courtyard facade with awnings, outdoor chairs, shrubs, trees, and a distant standing man. — A man stands near a landscaped courtyard with arched awnings and outdoor furniture.

Atlantic City courtyard view from 1938 with rounded awnings, white outdoor chairs, small tables, landscaped shrubs, and a distant man. — Rounded awnings shade a quiet courtyard furnished with white chairs and small tables.

Closer 1938 Atlantic City frame of an exterior entrance with a large awning, patio chairs, shrubs, and a distant standing man. — The camera moves closer to the awning and outdoor seating along the courtyard facade.

1938 Atlantic City courtyard frame with a brick walkway, arched awnings, outdoor seating, landscaped shrubs, and a distant man. — A brick walkway leads toward the shaded entrance and patio furniture in the courtyard.

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