Adirondack High Peaks New York-1938: Person Fanning a Smoking Campfire With a Metal Lid

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationAdirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
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1938 · New York & Adirondack High Peaks · Reel 190335b9 contains 11 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

camp cooking
outdoor recreation
practical improvisation
woodland outings
everyday chores
informal filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Slightly elevated, looking down toward the person and fire
Setting: outdoor · Woodland cooking area with leaf litter, exposed stones and bare trees
Time and weather: daytime · Dormant season; exact season uncertain · No visible precipitation; smoke obscures part of the scene
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven exposure and bright reflections from metal
People: 2 · A brimmed-hat-wearing adult in a light long outer garment and dark trousers tends the fire beside a partly cropped adult in darker clothing; the closing view shows an adult among trees.
Objects: round metal pan or lid · shallow dish · smoking wood fire · split sticks · large stones · brimmed hat · long outer garment · leaf litter · tree trunks · long handheld object in closing view
Colors: black · gray · off-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A hat-wearing adult bends beside a smoking fire with a round metal utensil.
The utensil swings down toward the wood in a repeated fanning motion.
The adult continues fanning as smoke rises past the bordering stones.
The view briefly changes to an adult among bare trees holding a long object.

Person Fanning a Smoking Campfire With a Metal Lid — Clip Details

Adirondack High Peaks, New York, circa 1938 home movie footage shows a hat-wearing adult bending beside a smoking wood fire. The person repeatedly swings a round metal pan or lid toward the embers while another adult stands partly cropped at the left. Stones border the cooking area, and a shallow dish rests on the ground. The grainy monochrome view holds on the action before a brief closing glimpse of an adult among bare trees.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003659

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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: Adirondack High Peaks, 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: This circa 1938 Adirondack passage supports documentary requests for woodland camping, outdoor cooking and ordinary recreation chores.
Period detail: A brimmed hat, loose dark trousers, a long light outer garment and simple metal cookware fit the circa 1938 estimate without fixing a precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The person concentrates on tending the fire while the camera records the repetitive chore at close range.
What appears in frame: The view includes a hat-wearing adult, a round metal lid, rising smoke, split sticks, bordering stones and a shallow dish on the ground.
Film character: Soft monochrome grain, uneven brightness, slight framing movement and reflective highlights characterize this digital capture of projected film.
Edit role: Use the repeated fanning gesture as a camp cooking insert or a short action beat between hiking and meal scenes.
Historical context: The scene records hands-on fire tending during a woodland outing, with basic cookware placed directly beside a stone-bordered fire.
Research note: People are visible without clearly identifiable facial detail; copyright permission and any applicable likeness or property permissions remain separate considerations.
Research search match: The passage matches searches for circa 1938 Adirondack camping, monochrome home movies and a person fanning a wood fire with a metal lid.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's suspended bird over cooking pans and communal woodland meal, then Adirondack footage circa 1938 and other outdoor cooking chores.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adirondack High Peaks, circa 1938: a hat-wearing adult lowers a round metal lid toward a smoking fire bordered by stones. — A round metal utensil is lowered toward the smoking wood fire.
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Adirondack High Peaks, circa 1938: an adult bends over the cooking area, holding a round lid above the smoky fire. — The adult raises the lid during a repeated fanning motion.
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Adirondack High Peaks, circa 1938: a camper holds a broad metal lid near the chest between strokes toward a smoking wood fire. — The broad lid is held near the chest beside the rising smoke.
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Adirondack High Peaks, circa 1938: the hat-wearing adult holds a circular lid upright beside smoke drifting above the stone-edged fire. — An upright lid and pale coat stand out against the smoky woodland cooking area.
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