California USA-1936: A Tower Of An Abandoned Factory Seen By Two Men On The Bridge

$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

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A Tower Of An Abandoned Factory Seen By Two Men On The... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1936 shows a tall, weathered industrial tower under a clear blue sky. The camera pans across the structure, revealing its aged brick facade and small windows. In the final frames, two men in period attire stand near a wooden bridge, with a parked vehicle and trees in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural light, capturing a nostalgic slice of early 20th-century industrial life.

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: 121505747

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 archival requests needing industrial exteriors, aging factory structures, or brief human-scaled cutaways for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clip may show 1930s industrial surroundings, with a plain tower, wooden bridge or walkway, period clothing, and an older parked vehicle visible near trees.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie feel, shifting from the tower to two men standing casually near a bridge rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall industrial tower, blue sky, dark film borders, a wooden bridge, two men, trees, a parked vehicle, and shadowed foreground structures.
Film character: The 8mm image carries visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, gate edges, and handheld framing that give the clip strong physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short industrial-era insert, location transition, establishing cutaway, or memory beat before a scene involving factories or small-town infrastructure.
Historical context: The frames suggest everyday industrial surroundings in California, showing built structures and visitors or workers without enough detail to identify the site.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no readable brands appear; copyright, location, and property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s California 8mm factory tower footage, abandoned industrial bridge home movie, and vintage men near industrial structure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1936 California clips, then footage of industrial exteriors, bridges, older vehicles, or everyday street-side activity.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California home-movie frame showing a tall weathered industrial tower under a clear blue sky, partly obscured by dark film edges. — A tall industrial tower rises against a clear sky, framed by heavy 8mm gate shadows.

1936 California frame with a pale factory-like tower, small dark windows, and diagonal exterior elements seen through heavy film borders. — The tower is seen closer, with small windows and diagonal exterior lines visible.

A shadowed 1936 California industrial exterior shows dark structural forms, a pale wall, and a partially visible object in the foreground. — The camera shifts into a darker view of the industrial surroundings and nearby structures.

Two men in 1936 California stand casually beside a wooden bridge or walkway, with trees and a parked vehicle in the background. — Two men pause near a wooden bridge or walkway at the edge of the industrial site.

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