California USA-1936: Men Training With Shotguns In An Empty Field

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

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Men Training With Shotguns In An Empty Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California USA in 1936 shows three men in a dry, open field training with shotguns. The men wear period clothing including hats and vests, aiming their firearms at targets. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and edge damage, capturing a nostalgic moment of recreational shooting. The scene unfolds under a cloudy sky with sparse vegetation, offering authentic archival footage of early 20th-century leisure activities.

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: 121507173

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 home-movie requests needing brief recreational shooting, firearms practice, or rural leisure footage for documentary inserts.
Period detail: The clothing, brimmed hats, vests, open dry field, and 8mm color home-movie texture support the stated 1936 setting without showing identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in the way the camera observes men practicing with shotguns from a distance rather than presenting a formal demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three men, shotguns raised or lowered, hats and vests, dry grass, low brush, open sky, and a distant ridge or embankment.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color fading, vertical scratches, and contact-sheet edge shadows that add physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for rural recreation, firearms handling, or Depression-era outdoor leisure.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests informal outdoor shotgun practice in a sparsely vegetated California field, but it does not identify a club, event, or exact property.
Research note: People are visible and firearms are handled, so likeness, safety context, and editorial use should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s California 8mm home movie, men with shotguns, rural shooting practice, vintage firearms training, and outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California footage, then broader 1930s rural recreation or firearms-practice scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1936 California home-movie footage, three men appear in a dry open field during shotgun practice, partly obscured by contact-sheet borders. — Three men in a dry field handle shotguns during an outdoor practice moment.

Three men in period clothing are spaced across a dry California field, with shotguns visible and a dark film-strip border at center. — Men stand apart in the field while handling shotguns under an overcast sky.

A closer 1936 California frame shows three men in hats and shirts aiming or holding shotguns during field practice. — Three men raise or hold shotguns in a dry, brushy field.

The final frame shows three men in a dry California field, one aiming upward while others hold shotguns during informal practice. — Men continue informal shotgun practice in the open field.

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