California USA-1939: Three Men Walking Across Field and Into Woods

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

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

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Three Men Walking Across Field and Into Woods — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California, USA, in 1939, showing three men walking across a dry, open field. The men wear period-appropriate attire: light-colored shirts, dark trousers, and hats, with one man carrying a rifle. They move away from the camera toward a distant structure under a bright sky. The scene transitions to a wooded area where they walk through dense brush. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, capturing a candid moment of rural life. Ideal 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 restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121487695

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.

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for rural men walking through dry fields and brush with period clothing and a visible firearm.
Period detail: Light shirts, suspenders, brimmed hats, open scrubland, and 8mm home-movie framing support the stated 1939 rural California setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged following shot as three men walk away from the camera across open ground and into heavier brush.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adult men, dry field, low brush, distant horizon, brimmed hats, suspenders, a carried rifle, and dense shrubs.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, mild blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a rural-life insert, hunting-party cutaway, transitional walking beat, or period memory shot.
Historical context: The scene may show informal outdoor travel or hunting in a dry California landscape, without enough visual evidence to identify the property or activity.
Research note: People and a firearm are visible, so likeness, weapon-context, and editorial-use review may be needed apart from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 California 8mm men walking field, vintage rural home movie with rifle, and 1930s outdoor brush footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other California 1939 rural footage, then broader 1930s outdoor field and brush scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 California 8mm frame showing three adult men walking away through dry open ground, with hats, suspenders, and a rifle visible. — Three men cross an open rural field, moving away from the camera.

1939 California home-movie frame with three men in light shirts and hats walking through scrubland, one carrying a firearm at his side. — The group walks farther into the open landscape with brush and horizon behind them.

1939 California 8mm frame showing the men from behind as they move from open ground into dense brush and small trees. — The camera follows the group as they enter a brushy wooded area.

1939 California home-movie frame of men moving along a narrow path through dense vegetation, with suspenders and period clothing visible. — The men continue along a narrow path bordered by shrubs and trees.

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