California USA-1936: Men Working Diligently On Railroad Track In Hot Sun

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Men Working Diligently On Railroad Track In Hot Sun — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from California USA in 1936 shows a group of men laboring on a railroad track under a blazing sun. Shirtless workers in hats and work pants use tools to remove and adjust rails, their bodies glistening with sweat. The scene unfolds on a sun-drenched hillside with rocky terrain and wooden ties, captured in authentic Super 8 film with natural grain and warm color tones. The camera remains stationary, offering a candid view of manual labor during the Great Depression era.

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: 121505495

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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1930s California labor, railroad maintenance, and Depression-era infrastructure sequences for documentary, museum, education, or period-context edits.
Period detail: The hats, work pants, hand tools, wooden ties, and exposed rail bed may show prewar railroad maintenance practices in a rural California setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer quality, watching workers bend, lift, and adjust rail from close track level without apparent direction to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several adult men, hats, shirtless workwear, hand tools, steel rail, wooden ties, a dirt hillside, and utility poles.
Film character: The 8mm footage carries warm color, soft focus, visible grain, and uneven exposure that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway or insert for manual labor, railroad repair, rural infrastructure, or heat-heavy outdoor work.
Historical context: The scene visually documents adult men doing hard physical track work with hand tools in a dry landscape, without identifying the employer or project.
Research note: Adults are visible and some faces may be partly identifiable, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or property analysis.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s California railroad workers, 8mm railroad repair, men repairing rail track, and vintage manual labor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then other California 1936 material, then broader railroad maintenance or manual labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing adult men using tools on a railroad track beside a sunlit dirt hillside. — Workers stand and bend over a rail line while adjusting track beside a dry embankment.

Adult men in hats and work pants bend over a steel rail on a California railroad bed in 1936 footage. — Several workers gather at the rail, with tools and loose track material visible along the right side.

1936 California home-movie frame showing a shirtless adult worker near men repairing or adjusting a railroad track. — A shirtless man stands close to the track as other workers continue rail work farther down the line.

Adult railroad workers in 1936 California footage stand and crouch along rails beside a dry hillside. — Workers cluster around the track while one shirtless man stands in the foreground beside loose rails.

Visually Similar Clips