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Cleveland Ohio USA-1939: Workers Building Railway Tracks Outside Factory

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio
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Workers Building Railway Tracks Outside Factory — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of workers laboring outside a large brick industrial building in Cleveland, Ohio. Men in light-colored shirts and trousers are seen bending over and using tools to work on railway tracks in front of the factory, with a small truck parked nearby. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American industrial labor and transportation infrastructure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124599603

Rights & Clearance

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 1001 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1937-1938-1939
Reel-level location note
Cleveland
Date
1939 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • workers
  • people
  • railway
  • met at work
  • old town
  • group
  • working
  • build
  • tracks
  • transportation
  • cleveland ohio USA
  • 1939
  • 1939 industrial workers
  • railway construction footage
  • Cleveland Ohio 1939
  • vintage 8mm film
  • factory workers
  • railroad track building
  • mid-century labor
  • American industrial history
  • archival home movie
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage railway footage
  • 1930s workers
  • old factory building
  • manual labor
  • historical footage
  • industrial America
  • black and white film
  • 1939 Americana
  • working class
  • 8mm archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s American industrial labor requests needing railway track work beside a factory in Cleveland for documentary or educational edits.

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