California USA-1936: Men Working On Railroad

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Men Working On Railroad — Clip Details

Vintage 1936 8mm home movie footage from California showing railroad workers maintaining tracks in a dry, hilly landscape. Men in work clothes and overalls use tools to adjust rails and ties along the railway. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a handheld perspective, capturing authentic labor during the Great Depression era. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century American infrastructure work.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121505473

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 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: Useful for 1930s California archive requests needing brief documentary evidence of railroad maintenance labor and American infrastructure work.
Period detail: The work clothes, overalls, hand tools, timber ties, steel rails, and dry open terrain support a 1930s railroad-maintenance reading without identifying a specific line.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera stays close behind the workers, giving the scene an informal observer's view rather than a staged industrial film angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult men, overalls and work shirts, railroad rails, timber ties, ballast, long track tools, dry cut banks, and distant hills.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld motion that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for rail work, infrastructure upkeep, labor history, or Depression-era California context.
Historical context: The footage visually documents manual track work by adult men in a rural rail setting, but it does not identify the employer, railroad line, or exact purpose of the repair.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from any personal-rights assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s California 8mm railroad workers, home movie track maintenance, vintage rail labor, and men repairing railway tracks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other California 1936 material, then broader 1930s railroad, labor, infrastructure, or rural work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California home-movie frame showing adult men using tools along railroad rails and ties in dry open terrain. — Workers stand along the rails while handling track tools near timber ties and ballast.

1936 California 8mm frame with men in work clothes and overalls standing along a railroad track in a dry landscape. — The camera follows workers from behind as they gather along the track with tools.

Close 1936 California home-movie view of adult railroad workers standing on ties with tools beside the rails. — A close handheld view shows workers' legs, tools, rails, and wooden ties during track work.

1936 California frame showing men gathered on a railroad track with tools, rails, ties, and dry hills visible beyond. — Workers cluster along the rails as the track continues through a dry rural cut.

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