Wyoming-1939: The Lunch Rooms Are Open But Nobody Is Hungry Today

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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The Lunch Rooms Are Open But Nobody Is Hungry Today — Clip Details

WYOMING-1939: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a quiet, sun-drenched day at a roadside lunch room in a remote Wyoming town. The white building features prominent striped awnings and a bold 'LUNCH ROOM' sign, with a smaller sign for a 'COCKTAIL LOUNGE' visible in a wider shot. Classic automobiles from the late 1930s are parked along the road, and the surrounding landscape is dominated by a large, barren hill under a pale sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a still, isolated atmosphere with no people in sight, conveying a sense of quiet nostalgia and historical Americana.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608679

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Wyoming roadside Americana, small-town travel, and quiet exterior cutaways in documentary or education edits.
Period detail: The striped awnings, simple lunch room signage, white roadside building, and late-1930s automobiles support the stated 1939 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on storefronts and the surrounding hill from across the road, giving the scene an unstaged traveler’s-eye view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lunch room signs, striped awnings, white building facades, large windows, parked cars, a paved road, sparse trees, and a barren hillside.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure fluctuation, and contact-sheet framing that preserve a home-movie texture.
Edit role: This clip can work as a brief exterior insert, travel transition, small-town establishing shot, or quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows roadside food and lounge signage in a sparsely populated Western setting, with no visible patrons or pedestrians.
Research note: No people are visible, but visible commercial signage and exterior building details should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and property-context concerns.
Research search match: Researchers may look for 1939 Wyoming 8mm roadside lunch room, deserted small-town storefront, vintage travel stop, or Depression-era Americana exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Wyoming 1939 exteriors, then broader 1930s roadside businesses, travel stops, and quiet town views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a white roadside lunch room with bold signage, striped awnings, and storefront windows. — Close exterior view of the lunch room storefront and striped awnings.

Wider 1939 Wyoming view of the white lunch room building, striped awnings, windows, and a smaller cocktail lounge sign. — Wider storefront view with lunch room lettering and a cocktail lounge sign.

1939 Wyoming roadside view with a low white building, parked cars, small trees, paved road, and a barren hill behind it. — Roadside building and parked cars set against a dry hillside.

Late shot of the 1939 Wyoming roadside scene, showing the low white building, cars, trees, and dry hillside. — A quiet roadside exterior with no visible pedestrians or activity.

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