Reading Pennsylvania-1938: Man Wearing White Shirt Guzzles Down Beverage From Glass Bottle

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationReading, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Reading Pennsylvania

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

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

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

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.

Man Wearing White Shirt Guzzles Down Beverage From Glass... — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt drinks from a glass bottle during an outdoor gathering in Reading, Pennsylvania, 1938. Shot on 8mm film, the grainy black-and-white footage captures a candid moment of a man guzzling a beverage while others eat and socialize around a table. The scene exudes a nostalgic, documentary-style charm, with natural lighting and a casual, unposed atmosphere typical of vintage home movies from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 127399934

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s home-movie footage for productions needing a brief candid drinking or outdoor social-gathering moment in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Period detail: The white collared shirt, glass bottle, monochrome 8mm look, and informal park-like setting support a late-1930s home-movie reading of the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The man tilts his head back and drinks directly from a bottle in an unposed, close-range moment while other people remain nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white shirt, a glass bottle at his mouth, nearby people, outdoor trees, open ground, and heavy frame borders.
Film character: The clip has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and contact-sheet edge artifacts.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, comic social cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about everyday leisure and refreshments.
Historical context: The scene shows casual outdoor social life, with the camera focused tightly on one adult drinking rather than on a formal event or landmark.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search language includes 1930s 8mm home movie, Reading Pennsylvania outdoor gathering, man drinking from bottle, and vintage picnic refreshment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Reading, Pennsylvania 1938 material, then with outdoor social gathering or food-and-drink clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 Reading, Pennsylvania home-movie footage, a man in a white shirt begins drinking from a glass bottle outdoors. — The man raises the bottle as the camera frames him tightly from the side.

A close 1938 Reading, Pennsylvania frame shows the man tipping a glass bottle to his mouth in an outdoor setting. — A tight side view catches the man drinking from the bottle.

The man leans farther back while drinking from the bottle, with trees and open ground visible behind him in Reading, Pennsylvania. — The man's head tilts back as he continues to drink outdoors.

The final frame holds on the man with his head back and the bottle at his mouth during the 1938 outdoor home-movie scene. — The shot ends with the bottle still raised and the man's face turned upward.

Visually Similar Clips