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CALIFORNIA USA-1936: Worker Men Taking A Break On Railroad Line

  • Year
  • Decade1930s
  • Duration5s
  • Format8mm, HomeMovie
  • Price$177
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Worker Men Taking A Break On Railroad Line — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1936, showing railroad workers taking a break on a sunlit rail line. Men in period work clothes and caps sit and stand along the tracks, with a wooden water tower and freight cars visible in the industrial landscape. The grainy black-and-white film captures the era's authentic atmosphere, with natural light and subtle camera movement suggesting a personal, candid recording. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century labor and transportation history.

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