New York-1938: Smiling Woodland Companions and a Man Turning Toward the Camera

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · New York, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

outdoor leisure
companionship
informal portraiture
camera awareness
woodland outings
everyday clothing
home movie memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Shaded woodland with tree trunks, foliage and rocky ground
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer, based on leafy vegetation and light clothing · No visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright clothing against deep woodland shade
People: 3 · One adult woman with short waved dark hair and a light sleeveless outfit stands beside an adult man in a light short-sleeved shirt and high-waisted trousers; another adult man in a cap and light shirt is partly obscured behind her.
Objects: cap · belt · dark diagonal strap · partly cropped objects near the foreground man's hands · tree trunks · rocks · leaves
Colors: black · gray · off-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A woman smiles toward the camera while a man beside her looks downward.
The woman turns her smiling face toward the left.
The foreground man turns his face toward the lens.

Smiling Woodland Companions and a Man Turning Toward the... — Clip Details

Likely New York, United States, circa 1938 home movie footage shows three adults pausing in a wooded setting. A smiling woman stands with one hand at her waist while a partly obscured companion remains behind her. At right, a man in a light short-sleeved shirt looks down toward objects along the lower edge, then turns toward the camera. One continuous medium shot records their brief interaction in grainy black and white.

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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003653

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$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

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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: New York, 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: Supports a documentary request for circa 1938 outdoor leisure, with a smiling woman and a companion turning toward the home-movie camera.
Period detail: High-waisted trousers, a loose short-sleeved shirt and the woman's waved hairstyle support an approximate circa 1938 date.
Home-movie behavior: The woman's smile and the man's late glance toward the lens preserve a spontaneous exchange with the person filming.
What appears in frame: The frame contains three adults, light summer clothing, a cap, a diagonal strap, tree trunks, leafy branches and rocky ground.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, deep woodland shadows and slight framing variation give the projected black-and-white film an informal archival texture.
Edit role: Use as a short reaction cutaway or personal memory beat between wider views of an outdoor outing.
Historical context: The casual clothing and camera-aware gestures document an informal outdoor pause, without establishing the companions' relationships or the purpose of their trip.
Research note: Recognizable adult faces are visible; copyright authorization and any applicable likeness or property permissions are separate matters, and no readable logos appear.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1938 woodland companions, smiling adults outdoors and black-and-white small-gauge home-movie portraits.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's woodland picnic rest or hiking party, then with independently dated circa 1938 footage from likely New York, followed by other informal outdoor portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Likely New York, circa 1938: a woman smiles toward the camera beside a man looking down during a woodland stop. — A smiling woman and two male companions pause beneath the trees.
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A smiling woman faces the lens during an outdoor pause, likely New York, circa 1938; a man beside her looks toward his hands. — The woman faces the camera while her foreground companion looks downward.
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Likely New York, circa 1938: the woman turns her smiling face left as the man beside her keeps his gaze lowered. — The woman's attention shifts to the left during the brief group portrait.
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A man turns toward the home-movie camera beside a smiling woman in woodland, likely New York, circa 1938. — The foreground man acknowledges the camera near the end of the shot.
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