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California USA-1938: Man Guiding Pack Donkey Through Mountain Meadow

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1938 California
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Man Guiding Pack Donkey Through Mountain Meadow — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1938 shows a man in a hat and suspenders guiding a pack donkey through a grassy mountain meadow. The donkey, laden with saddlebags, grazes while the man holds its lead rope. The black-and-white film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, edge damage, and natural outdoor lighting, capturing a quiet moment of rural life. Later frames reveal a second man in similar attire, suggesting a small group traveling through the wilderness. The footage offers authentic archival material for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
121485743

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • 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 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note
1938
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1938 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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.

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Topics & Keywords

  • donkey
  • three men
  • hat
  • bags
  • grass
  • mountain
  • three
  • man
  • carry
  • feed
  • people
  • california USA
  • 1938
  • 1938 California USA
  • vintage 8mm film
  • pack donkey
  • mountain travel
  • rural life 1930s
  • Super 8 home movie
  • man with hat
  • saddlebags
  • grassy meadow
  • archival footage
  • historical documentary
  • old film
  • black and white
  • outdoor adventure
  • vintage travel
  • 1930s Americana
  • pack animal
  • wilderness journey
  • classic film
  • nostalgic footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1930s California archive requests for rural travel, pack animals, mountain outings, and home-movie wilderness scenes in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail
The men's brimmed hats, suspenders, work trousers, lead rope, and pack saddle may show practical outdoor dress and mule or donkey packing in a late-1930s mountain setting.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 California home-movie frame showing an adult man guiding a loaded donkey through a grassy mountain meadow.
A man stands with a lead rope as a pack donkey grazes beside low meadow brush.

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