Cleveland Ohio USA-1939: Large Red And White Truck Drives At Night Near Gas Station

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio

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Large Red And White Truck Drives At Night Near Gas Station — Clip Details

CLEVELAND OHIO USA-1939: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large red and white Doyle Freight Lines truck driving at night. The clip opens on a dark street illuminated by glowing gas station lights and the truck's taillights, with a greenish tint from the film stock. The camera follows the classic 1930s truck as it moves through the scene, showcasing its distinctive red cab and white cargo box. The footage, shot on 8mm film, features natural grain and a nostalgic, low-light ambiance, offering a rare glimpse of mid-century American transportation and urban nightlife.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124600672

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Cleveland night street footage for productions needing a brief transportation, trucking, or gas-station-era insert.
Period detail: The truck styling, glowing service-station lighting, and Doyle Freight Lines lettering support a late-1930s urban road scene.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view follows street activity from a casual observer’s position, giving the truck movement an unstaged home-movie feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark street, bright gas station lights, vehicle lamps, a large red-and-white freight truck, and Doyle lettering.
Film character: Low-light 8mm texture shows grain, soft focus, greenish color shift, and exposure bloom around lamps and headlights.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short night insert, transportation cutaway, city transition, or period logistics detail.
Historical context: The scene places commercial trucking within a lit urban service-station setting, without identifying a specific street or business beyond visible lettering.
Research note: Doyle Freight Lines lettering is visible, so trademark or brand review may be needed separate from copyright and property considerations.
Research search match: Useful for searches on 1930s Cleveland 8mm truck footage, night gas station street scene, vintage freight vehicle, and home-movie transportation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Cleveland 1939 street footage, then broader 1930s trucking, gas station, and night traffic scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Cleveland home-movie frame showing a dim night street near bright service-station lighting and vehicle lights. — A dark street is lit by gas station lamps and vehicle lights at the start of the clip.

Cleveland night street view with bright service-station doorway and low-light 8mm glow around lamps and vehicle lights. — Bright station lighting and vehicle lamps punctuate the dark street scene.

Low-light 8mm frame of a Cleveland street near a glowing service-station area, with heavy shadow and lamp bloom. — The handheld camera holds on the station-lit street as the scene remains mostly in shadow.

1939 Cleveland frame showing a red cab and white Doyle Freight Lines truck body near a lit street or station frontage. — A red-and-white Doyle Freight Lines truck appears in clearer view near the lit building.

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