Atlantic City New Jersey-1938: Melancholic Scene Of A Man And A Woman On A Windy Day

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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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Melancholic Scene Of A Man And A Woman On A Windy Day — Clip Details

ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY-1938: A man and woman walk away from the camera along a winding garden path on a windy day. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows the woman in a dark dress and hat, the man in light clothing, strolling through a leafy park with trees and grass. The image has a soft, melancholic quality with faded colors and natural film grain, capturing a quiet, nostalgic moment from the late 1930s. The scene transitions to a close-up of tree branches against a pale sky, emphasizing the era's home movie aesthetic.

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: 127265518

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Atlantic City or East Coast leisure sequences needing a quiet home-movie garden walk, park cutaway, or reflective human moment.
Period detail: The clothing silhouettes, hats, soft 8mm color, and metadata-supported 1938 date place the scene in a late-1930s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The man and woman appear casually filmed from behind as they walk away along a garden path, giving the clip an unstaged family or travel-record quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, a curving garden path, lawn, shrubs, trees, overhanging branches, pale sky, and soft film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has faded color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld 8mm framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, transitional park insert, contemplative cutaway, or gentle bridge into a 1930s travel or leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a public garden or park visit in Atlantic City, with adults strolling through landscaped grounds in daylight.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, music, or obvious private property are visible.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Atlantic City 8mm home movie, 1930s garden walk, vintage park path, couple walking away, and melancholy tree cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Atlantic City material, then broader 1930s park, garden, travel, or reflective family footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 Atlantic City home-movie footage, a man and woman walk away along a curved garden path in a leafy park setting. — Two adults walk away from the camera along a landscaped path.

A quiet 8mm cutaway shows silhouetted branches against a pale sky, with dark film-frame borders visible. — Branches and pale sky fill the frame after the walking scene.

A close view of leafy branches against a pale sky shows the soft, worn texture of 8mm home-movie film. — Leafy branches appear as a simple atmospheric cutaway.

The Atlantic City park scene continues with a curved path, lawns, trees, and distant landscaping in soft 8mm focus. — A curved path and lawns remain visible beneath trees.

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