California USA-1936: Railway Crane Operating On Tracks With Station Sign

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

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Railway Crane Operating On Tracks With Station Sign — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1936 showing a railway crane labeled 'N.P. 13' operating on tracks in a rural landscape. The crane lifts and maneuvers a large bucket, with a 'STATION ONE MILE' sign visible nearby. A worker in period attire operates the machine while another man crouches on the tracks in a later frame. The black-and-white film exhibits classic grain and edge vignetting, capturing mid-20th century transportation and labor in a nostalgic, archival style.

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: 121504969

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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California rail maintenance, rural infrastructure, or industrial labor sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The rail-mounted crane, bucket rigging, roadside sign, open landscape, and period automobile may show mid-1930s transportation and maintenance work.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie viewpoint, lingering on the crane operation and nearby worker without staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a railway crane marked N.P. 13, suspended bucket, tracks, station sign, rural hills, roadside car, utility poles, and a seated worker.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft contrast, gate vignetting, and contact-sheet edge shadows give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rail-industry insert, rural infrastructure cutaway, worksite transition, or brief memory beat about machinery and labor.
Historical context: The clip visually situates rail maintenance or construction activity within an open California landscape, with workers and transport infrastructure in view.
Research note: People and markings are visible, so copyright, likeness, and any identifiable railroad or equipment marks should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1930s California railway crane, 8mm rail maintenance footage, rural railroad work, and vintage industrial machinery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel rail or travel scenes, then 1936 California footage, then broader 1930s transportation, labor, and machinery material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California home-movie frame showing a rail-mounted crane marked 13 with a bucket near a station sign and low hills. — Railway crane operates beside tracks and a visible station sign in a rural landscape.

1936 California frame of a crane labeled N.P. 13 lifting a bucket beside rail tracks in open country. — The crane boom and bucket are shown in profile with rural hills and signage behind them.

Home-movie frame from 1936 California showing the crane cab, boom, and bucket over rail tracks with hills beyond. — The crane cab and suspended bucket fill the frame as the machine works along the track.

1936 California rail work scene with a crouching worker near tracks, crane machinery at right, and a period car beyond. — A worker crouches beside the tracks while the crane equipment remains at the edge of the frame.

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