California USA-1938: Man On Horseback Makes Hand Signals With Splayed Fingers

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 California

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Man On Horseback Makes Hand Signals With Splayed Fingers — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California, USA, in 1938 shows a man riding a horse through a wooded area. The rider, wearing a striped shirt and cap, sits atop a saddled horse and raises his hand, making a clear hand signal with splayed fingers. The black-and-white film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, edge wear, and soft focus, capturing a candid moment of outdoor recreation. The scene conveys a nostalgic, rustic atmosphere typical of mid-20th century amateur film recordings.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121485808

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: 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 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California home-movie requests needing horseback recreation, informal outdoor posing, or a brief rural leisure insert.
Period detail: The rider's cap, striped shirt, saddle, and black-and-white 8mm look may show late-1930s amateur filming style in a wooded California setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-feeling moment as the mounted man turns toward the camera and raises his hand in a playful signal.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a saddled horse, adult male rider, striped shirt, cap, raised hand, wooded brush, reins, and soft film borders.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, high-contrast exposure, soft focus, visible gate edges, and slight frame instability typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for outdoor recreation, horseback riding, or informal California home life.
Historical context: The scene suggests casual equestrian recreation rather than a formal event, with a rider interacting directly with the home-movie camera.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status; no brands or private interiors are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 California 8mm horseback rider, vintage home movie man on horse, raised hand signal, and wooded outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other California 1938 outdoor scenes, then broader vintage horseback riding or rural recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In California 1938 home-movie footage, an adult man in a cap and striped shirt sits on a saddled horse in a wooded area. — A rider sits on horseback near dense foliage at the start of the clip.

The adult rider raises an open hand from the saddle, with the wooded California setting visible behind him. — The mounted rider begins lifting his hand toward the camera.

A cap-wearing rider on a saddled horse extends his arm in an informal gesture within the wooded outdoor scene. — The rider gestures from the saddle as the horse stands in profile.

The adult rider holds a raised hand with spread fingers while seated on the horse in the 1938 California home-movie scene. — The rider displays a raised, open-hand signal near the end of the shot.

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