California USA-1936: Men Shooting At Objects Thrown In Air

$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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Men Shooting At Objects Thrown In Air — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1936 shows two men in a dry, open field under a cloudy sky. One man wears a red shirt and vest, the other a light-colored shirt and cowboy hat. They are engaged in target practice, firing rifles at objects thrown into the air. A classic 1930s automobile is parked nearby. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and edge damage, capturing a nostalgic moment of outdoor recreation from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121507159

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: 1930s California 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing outdoor recreation, informal target practice, and rural leisure imagery.
Period detail: The dry open field, cowboy hat, simple work clothing, and metadata-supported 1936 date may show Depression-era rural California recreation without identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-feeling home-movie moment as two men take turns around a casual shooting activity in a wide, scrubby landscape.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a red shirt, a light shirt with hat, rifles or long guns, thrown targets, dry grass, low hills, cloudy sky, and film frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, vertical wear marks, gate shadow, and handheld framing that place the moment clearly in physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, rural recreation cutaway, period leisure transition, or memory beat around informal shooting practice.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational gun use in an open rural setting, offering visual context for everyday leisure and masculine outdoor activity in a 1930s home-movie record.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, weapon depiction, and location context should be reviewed separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1930s California home movie target practice, 8mm men shooting outdoors, rural recreation footage, and Depression-era field leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1936 California outdoor scenes, then related 1930s rural recreation, hunting, shooting, or home-movie leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a blurred man in red in a dry open field with low hills and dark gate edges. — A man in red stands in a dry field during the outdoor shooting sequence.

1936 California 8mm frame with a dry hillside, cloudy sky, dark gate edges, and a small red-clad figure near the edge. — The camera frames the dry hillside as the action continues near the lower edge.

1936 California 8mm frame showing two men in a dry field, one in red and one in a light shirt and hat, during target practice. — Two men stand apart in the field as one raises his arms during the activity.

1936 California 8mm frame showing two men in a dry California field, one bending near the ground and the other holding a long object. — One man bends low while another stands nearby in the open field.

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