Arizona USA-1939: Blonde Middle Aged Army Officer Looking Out Over A Canal

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Blonde Middle Aged Army Officer Looking Out Over A Canal — Clip Details

ARIZONA USA-1939: A blonde, middle-aged army officer in a light-colored uniform stands by a concrete canal structure, looking out over the water. The 8mm home movie footage captures him in a relaxed pose, leaning on a railing with a slight smile. The scene is shot from a high angle, showing the turbulent green water of the canal and the industrial concrete walls. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-20th century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124761153

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: 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: 1939 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: Arizona, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Arizona editorial sequences needing U.S. military presence, canal infrastructure, or a quiet home-movie character moment.
Period detail: The light uniform, concrete canal works, metal railing, and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1930s setting in Arizona as provided by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The officer appears relaxed and aware of the camera, leaning on a railing with a slight smile rather than performing a formal military action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed man, concrete canal walls, turbulent green water, metal railings, sunlit pavement, and nearby urban or industrial structures.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, and slight handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition between military, infrastructure, Arizona travel, and New Deal-era public-works themes.
Historical context: The footage places a uniformed adult beside a canal structure, suggesting everyday observation of water infrastructure without proving a specific project or event.
Research note: Faces and military uniform are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright or footage licensing assessment.
Research search match: Researchers may find this through searches for 1939 Arizona 8mm canal footage, army officer home movie, military man by waterworks, or vintage U.S. infrastructure film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Arizona material, and finally with related canal, waterworks, military, or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Arizona 8mm frame showing green water churning between concrete canal walls from a high vantage point. — Turbulent water moves through a concrete canal channel.

A blond middle-aged army officer in a light uniform leans near a railing at a concrete canal structure in Arizona, 1939. — Uniformed officer leans on a railing beside the canal structure.

The officer remains beside the railing, partly seated or leaning, with concrete canal architecture behind him in the 1939 Arizona footage. — The officer holds a relaxed pose near the railing.

A light-uniformed officer with a visible face leans near the canal railing, with concrete walls and railings framing the Arizona home-movie shot. — Officer leans beside the concrete canal railing in bright sunlight.

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