Washington USA-1938: Industrial Machines Where Oil Is Extracted For The

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Industrial Machines Where Oil Is Extracted For The — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Washington USA in 1938 shows industrial oil extraction operations. Large gantry cranes and heavy machinery dominate the scene, positioned over a waterway or industrial site. The grainy black-and-white imagery captures the scale of early 20th-century industrial infrastructure, with visible film scratches and edge damage characteristic of home movie footage. The camera remains static, offering a documentary-style view of the era's engineering efforts.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121486377

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 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: 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: Useful for 1930s industrial infrastructure requests needing a short archival cutaway of oil extraction or heavy machinery in Washington, United States.
Period detail: The clip may show early 20th-century gantry structures, suspended hooks, and waterfront industrial equipment consistent with the supplied 1938 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The static, distant viewpoint gives the scene an observational home-movie quality, recording industrial operations without staging or close access.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall metal gantries, crane-like arms, suspended hooks, a long platform, water or pale ground beyond it, and dark film frame edges.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, scratches, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame borders give the footage a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an industrial insert, period transition, or brief cutaway establishing extraction machinery and waterfront works.
Historical context: The view places heavy machinery against an open industrial waterside setting, suggesting the scale of resource extraction infrastructure without identifying a specific facility.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any property or location identification risks before use.
Research search match: Searchers might match this with phrases such as 1930s Washington industrial machinery, 8mm oil extraction footage, gantry cranes, or vintage industrial waterfront.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington 1938 footage, then broader 1930s industrial, oil production, or machinery sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing tall gantry-like machinery and suspended hooks over a waterfront industrial area. — Gantry structures and heavy machinery stand over an industrial waterside site.

Washington 1938 home-movie frame with gantry towers and crane-like equipment viewed from a static distance. — A distant industrial structure spans the frame with suspended equipment below.

1938 Washington 8mm still showing crane-like gantries and vertical supports at an industrial extraction site. — The static camera frames tall machinery and supports at an industrial site.

Final 1938 Washington frame with gantry machinery, a long platform, and suspended hooks in grainy 8mm footage. — Gantry machinery remains in view as the short industrial shot ends.

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