California USA-1939: Two Men Sharing Water In Rustic Wooden Setting

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

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Two Men Sharing Water In Rustic Wooden Setting — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1939 shows two men in a rustic wooden setting. One man, wearing a cap and overalls, drinks from a canteen before offering it to another man in a fedora and suspenders. The scene captures a quiet moment of camaraderie and sharing, with visible film grain and soft focus characteristic of vintage home movies. The men appear to be laborers or travelers taking a break, their expressions conveying mutual respect and kindness. The footage is shot on 8mm film with natural lighting and a static camera, preserving the authentic feel of a personal, historical moment.

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: 121487560

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California archive requests needing a brief human-interest insert about men sharing water in a rustic setting.
Period detail: Visible clues include work clothes, suspenders, a cap, a fedora, a canteen, and rough wooden siding that fit the documented 1939 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The scene records an informal exchange as one man drinks from a canteen and offers it to another, suggesting an unstaged pause between companions.
What appears in frame: The frames show two adult men, a round canteen, overalls, suspenders, hats, rolled sleeves, and a weathered wooden wall or porch structure.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture, soft focus, mild exposure variation, rounded frame edges, and visible grain give the clip a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for themes of work, travel, rest, sharing, or everyday kindness.
Historical context: The footage offers a small social moment from the late 1930s, showing adult men in practical clothing within a plain rural or rustic wooden environment.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright, privacy, and property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1939 California 8mm men sharing water, vintage home movie canteen, Depression-era rural men, and rustic work break footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1939 California clips, then scenes of workers, travelers, rest breaks, or gestures of care.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 California home-movie footage, two adult men stand beside rough wooden siding while one lifts a canteen and the other watches. — One man drinks from or handles a canteen while another stands close by in a rustic wooden setting.

Two adult men in work clothes stand against wooden siding as the man in a cap extends the canteen toward the man in a fedora. — The canteen is passed between the two men during a quiet exchange.

The man in overalls stands with folded arms as the other man in suspenders holds the canteen in front of the wooden structure. — The men pause after the handoff, with the canteen held between them.

In the final frame, the man in a fedora drinks from the canteen while the man in a cap stands nearby against the wooden wall. — The second man drinks from the canteen as his companion looks on.

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