California USA-1936: Coloured Old Video Of A Couple Enjoying A Free Time In The

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

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Coloured Old Video Of A Couple Enjoying A Free Time In The — Clip Details

Vintage 1936 8mm home movie footage from California showing a couple relaxing by a riverside. The couple, dressed in period attire, sits on a rocky bank near calm water, enjoying a quiet moment together. The film exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with warm, slightly faded tones and visible grain, scratches, and edge wear. The scene captures a nostalgic, peaceful moment of leisure, with natural light reflecting off the water and a rugged landscape in the background. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century American leisure and family life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 121506590

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California leisure, riverside recreation, and home-movie cutaways in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, color 8mm format, and metadata-supported 1936 date point to Depression-era outdoor leisure, though no landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, with a couple sitting quietly by the water and briefly acknowledging the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm water, rocky shore, dry hillside terrain, window-like dark framing, seated adults, hats, and warm daylight.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, visible grain, scratches, slight fading, and handheld exposure shifts that read as authentic 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, reflective transition, riverside cutaway, or memory beat for prewar American leisure.
Historical context: The scene offers a small domestic view of outdoor recreation in California, showing informal relaxation rather than a public event or identified site.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1936 California 8mm home movie, couple by river, vintage fishing leisure, and 1930s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1936 California footage, then broader 1930s riverside leisure, fishing, and family home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a dry hillside and calm water through dark window-like divisions. — Dry shoreline terrain and water appear behind the divided frame edges.

1936 California riverside view with still water, a pale bank, and rugged hillside behind dark frame bars. — Water, shoreline, and rocky hillside fill the divided home-movie frame.

A 1936 California 8mm view of water, pale bank, and dry hillside framed by dark vertical and horizontal edges. — The camera holds on the riverbank landscape through heavy dark frame divisions.

A couple in 1930s attire sits on a rocky California riverside bank, with water and hillside behind them. — Two adults sit together on the rocky shore beside calm water.

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