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California USA-1939: Agricultural Machinery Working in Dusty Field

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  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 California

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Agricultural Machinery Working in Dusty Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California, USA, in 1939 showing a man in a hat and coat crouching near a brick wall while others stand nearby. The scene transitions to agricultural machinery working in a dusty field, kicking up clouds of dirt under an overcast sky. The grainy black-and-white film captures authentic mid-20th century rural life with natural lighting and subtle camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into historical farming practices and everyday moments.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & 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
121487384

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
may
Reel-level year note
1939
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1939 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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Topics & Keywords

  • man woman machines wall field
  • agricultural
  • machine
  • working
  • field
  • life
  • easier
  • business
  • finance
  • california USA
  • 1939
  • 1939 California farm footage
  • vintage 8mm agricultural film
  • 1930s farming equipment
  • black and white home movie
  • rural American life 1939
  • vintage 8mm farm footage
  • historical farming scenes
  • archival 8mm film
  • 1930s field work
  • old agricultural machinery
  • dusty farm field
  • vintage documentary footage
  • retro farming life
  • 1939 USA rural scene
  • black and white archival clip
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage 1930s footage
  • agricultural work 1939
  • old film grain effect
  • classic American farm

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