Trenton New Jersey-1967: Worker Operating Large Industrial Machine in Factory

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationTrenton, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Trenton New Jersey

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Worker Operating Large Industrial Machine in Factory — Clip Details

A worker in a red shirt operates a large, complex industrial machine in a dimly lit factory setting. Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage footage captures the intricate mechanical components and the operator's hands manipulating levers and controls. The scene is bathed in a purple hue, with visible film grain and slight color distortion typical of Super 8 home movies. The machine features numerous pipes, gears, and metal parts, highlighting mid-century industrial technology and manufacturing processes.

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: 124083495

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: 1967 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: Trenton, New Jersey, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s industrial labor, factory machinery, and manufacturing process cutaways in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century industrial equipment, with heavy metal housings, exposed levers, pipes, and manual controls visible in a dim factory setting.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view stays close to the machine and operator's hands, giving an unstaged observer's look at work in progress.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red-shirted worker's hands, large metal machinery, levers, pipes, chain-like linkages, dark factory surroundings, and purple-shifted film color.
Film character: The 8mm footage has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a purple color cast that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, industrial cutaway, labor detail, or transition into a sequence about manufacturing work.
Historical context: The scene documents manual operation of complex machinery in a 1967 Trenton industrial setting without identifying the company or product being made.
Research note: A worker is partly visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or location concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1967 Trenton factory worker, 8mm industrial machine operation, vintage manufacturing footage, and mid-century labor cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby reel footage, then other 1967 Trenton material, then broader factory, machinery, labor, or manufacturing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1967 Trenton footage, a worker's hands adjust controls on a large industrial machine under purple-shifted 8mm color. — Worker's hands move controls on a heavy industrial machine.

Close 8mm view of complex industrial machinery in Trenton, with levers, fittings, and dark factory surroundings visible. — Close-up of levers and fittings on the industrial machine.

The 1967 factory footage shows a heavy machine front with exposed pipes, handles, and linked metal parts. — Machine front with exposed controls and metal linkages.

A red-shirted worker is partly visible beside a large industrial machine in the 1967 Trenton 8mm footage. — Worker beside the machinery near the end of the clip.

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