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California USA-1936: Two Men Loading Truck

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  • Year1936
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1936 · California, United States
  • StatusDirect License

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Two Men Loading Truck — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from California, USA, in 1936 shows two men loading a truck in an alleyway. One man in overalls and a fedora handles cargo while another in a white uniform and cap assists. The scene captures a moment of manual labor outside a storefront with a striped awning and a sign reading 'UNDER 5000 GROSS'. The grainy, high-contrast image and visible film edge evoke authentic vintage 1930s Americana, offering archival footage for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific projects.

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
121504833

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: Yes
  • 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
1936 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
California, 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

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

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  • documentary footage
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s California home-movie footage for productions needing a brief archival view of men loading a truck in an urban alley or service area.
Period detail
The clip shows period work clothing, a brimmed hat, a white cap and uniform, an older truck body, storefront awning, and a posted weight-limit sign.
Home-movie behavior
The value is in the informal observation of routine manual work, with the camera watching from a fixed alley-side position as the men handle cargo.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two adult men, a truck side and rear area, cargo or sacks, an alley wall, storefront windows, a striped awning, and an UNDER 5000 GROSS sign.
Film character
Black-and-white 8mm texture gives the scene strong grain, high contrast, soft detail, gate edges, and slight exposure variation typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, labor cutaway, street-service transition, or memory beat within a 1930s California sequence.
Historical context
The footage visually situates everyday work around a street-facing commercial building without proving the business name, exact city, or purpose of the delivery.
Research note
People and signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed in addition to any source-film copyright review.
Research search match
Useful search phrases include 1930s California truck loading, men working in alley, 8mm home movie labor, vintage delivery truck, and urban storefront work scene.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California street or work footage, then broader home-movie scenes of loading, delivery, and manual labor.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing two men beside a truck in an alley, with storefront windows, an awning, and an UNDER 5000 GROSS sign visible.

Two men work beside a truck in an alley outside a storefront.

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1936 California frame with a man in overalls and a brimmed hat at the truck, while a second man in a white cap and uniform stands nearby.

One man works at the truck as another stands close behind him.

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1936 California 8mm frame showing two adult men at a truck in a narrow alley, with commercial windows and an awning across the street.

The men continue loading or arranging items at the truck.

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1936 California frame showing a man seen from behind at the truck, with a second partly visible figure near the edge and storefront details beyond.

A worker reaches toward the truck as the brief alley scene ends.

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