California USA-1936: Two Men Loading A Truck

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Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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Two Men Loading A 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

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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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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.

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.

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.

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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