California USA-1936: Men Practicing Target Shooting In Open Field With Assistant

$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 Practicing Target Shooting In Open Field With Assistant — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California, USA, in 1936, showing three men in a dry, open field practicing target shooting. The men, dressed in period attire including hats and casual shirts, hold shotguns and aim at targets in a rugged, arid landscape. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with warm, faded colors, visible grain, and natural light. The scene captures a moment of outdoor recreation and marksmanship, with one man acting as an assistant. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century American 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: 121507194

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 editorial shots of outdoor recreation, firearms practice, or informal rural leisure.
Period detail: The men’s brimmed hats, shirts, slacks, and the 8mm home-movie look support a 1930s period reading without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged action as men take turns aiming or assisting during target practice in an open dry field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three men, shotguns, a thrown target, dry grass, scrub vegetation, earth banks, and a rugged open landscape.
Film character: Warm faded color, soft focus, visible grain, gate shadows, and slight handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, insert, or memory beat for outdoor recreation, marksmanship, or rural California leisure.
Historical context: The footage shows informal target shooting as a recreational activity in an arid open setting, without enough evidence to identify the participants or exact place.
Research note: People are visible and firearms are shown, so likeness and sensitive-use review may be needed in addition to normal copyright or source licensing checks.
Research search match: Searches for 1930s 8mm target shooting, California home movie firearms practice, men with shotguns in dry field, or vintage outdoor recreation may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California material, and then broader home-movie scenes of outdoor sport or recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing men in an open dry field during informal target shooting practice. — Men stand in a dry open field while one prepares or aims a shotgun.

1936 California home-movie frame with a man aiming upward during target practice in an arid landscape. — A man raises a shotgun while another watches from the open field.

1936 California 8mm frame showing a target-shooting moment with one man holding a shotgun and another assisting. — One man holds a shotgun as another appears to assist or throw a target.

Soft, blurred 8mm frame of the arid field and hillside at the end of the California target-shooting clip. — The camera drifts across the dry landscape as the action leaves the frame.

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