Washington-1940: Men Smiling and Gesturing Outside a Lunch Business

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · Washington, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

camera acknowledgment
informal gathering
everyday life
casual clothing
local commerce
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, with slightly tilted framing
Setting: outdoor · Lunch business exterior with a window, doorway and plastered facade
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with a shaded doorway
People: 3 · Three adult men, two standing and one seated behind them; one wears a dark open-collar shirt and a cigarette, another wears a brimmed hat, suspenders and rolled sleeves, and the seated companion wears a light shirt.
Objects: cigarette · brimmed hat · suspenders · belts · window · doorway · window notices · wooden foreground structure
Readable signs: Hill Top · BEER · LUNCHES
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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Two standing men look toward one another while a third sits behind them.
The man in the dark shirt smiles toward the camera with a cigarette in his mouth.
The dark-shirted man gestures toward the lens as his companion smiles.
The man in the hat raises a hand across his face.

Men Smiling and Gesturing Outside a Lunch Business — Clip Details

Probably Washington, United States, circa 1940 home movie footage shows three men outside a lunch business, with two standing and one seated behind them. The man in a dark shirt smiles with a cigarette in his mouth and briefly gestures toward the camera. His companion wears a brimmed hat and suspenders, turns toward the lens and raises a hand across his face. One continuous black-and-white medium shot holds the group with slight camera wobble.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004329

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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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 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: Washington, 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 documentary requests for circa 1940 American everyday life through a short, informal group portrait outside a lunch business.
Period detail: High-waisted trousers, suspenders, a brimmed hat and rolled shirt sleeves support a broad circa 1940 clothing estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The standing subjects acknowledge the person filming with smiles, a forward gesture and a hand raised across the face.
What appears in frame: The composition contains two standing men, a seated companion, a cigarette, suspenders, a dark doorway and beer lettering in the window.
Film character: Black-and-white grain, soft detail, brightness variation and slight framing wobble reflect the film's projected capture.
Edit role: Works as a brief character introduction, social cutaway or camera-aware memory beat.
Historical context: The lunch and beer signage places this informal gathering outside a commercial establishment, while the subjects' occupations and relationships remain unknown.
Research note: Recognizable faces, commercial signage and a business exterior are visible; copyright permission is separate from likeness, trademark and property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1940 men greeting a home movie camera, informal American storefront portraits and black-and-white small-gauge footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's irrigation display and fishing scenes, then with probably Washington material from circa 1940, followed by other informal camera greetings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably Washington, circa 1940: a smiling man with a cigarette stands beside a companion in a hat and suspenders, with another seated behind. — A smiling man faces the camera as his standing companion looks toward him.
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Two standing figures fill the storefront portrait, with a third partly hidden behind them.

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Probably Washington, circa 1940: a cigarette-smoking man gestures toward the camera beside a smiling companion in suspenders. — A direct gesture toward the lens accompanies both standing men's smiles.
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Probably Washington, circa 1940: a man in suspenders lifts his hand across his face outside a lunch business as two companions remain in view. — The hat-wearing man raises his hand across his face near the end of the shot.
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