Moscow Russia-1971: Construction Workers At Industrial Site With Drilling Rig

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMoscow, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 in Russia

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Construction Workers At Industrial Site With Drilling Rig — Clip Details

MOSCOW RUSSIA-1971: A group of construction workers in hard hats and period attire gather at an industrial site under a clear blue sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures a large drilling rig or signal tower structure, with workers observing and moving around the base. The camera pans upward, revealing the full height of the metal framework against the sky. The scene has a distinct vintage quality with natural color saturation and film grain, evoking a sense of mid-20th century Soviet industrial progress.

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: 124884936

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: 1971 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: Moscow, Russia 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: 1971 Moscow industrial-site footage suited to documentary or educational edits about Soviet-era construction, labor, engineering, or infrastructure work.
Period detail: Hard hats, collared shirts, suits, open worksite ground, and the tall metal rig may show early 1970s industrial construction practice in Moscow.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera follows workers gathering and walking near the rig, preserving a visitor-level view rather than a staged industrial film setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include workers in hard hats, men in suits and shirts, bare ground, a tall lattice rig, platforms, cables, and clear blue sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated daylight color, handheld framing, gate edges, and visible grain that support its home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, upward-looking transition, or cutaway for industrial labor and construction sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually places people around a large metal framework at an industrial site, suggesting observed construction or drilling activity without identifying the project.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed in addition to copyright and any location-related assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 Moscow construction workers, Soviet industrial site 8mm footage, drilling rig home movie, and 1970s labor scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots from this site, then with Moscow 1971 footage, and then with broader Soviet-era construction or industrial labor material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Moscow 8mm frame showing workers in hard hats and men in period clothing approaching a tall metal rig at an industrial site. — Workers and visitors move toward the base of a tall industrial rig under a clear sky.

1971 Moscow home-movie frame with workers and observers clustered near a metal lattice rig at an outdoor industrial site. — A group gathers around the base of the rig while others walk across the worksite.

1971 Moscow frame showing the lower and middle sections of a tall lattice rig as the handheld camera pans upward. — The camera rises from the worksite crowd toward the rig structure.

1971 Moscow 8mm frame focusing on the upper metal framework and suspended rig platform against open sky. — The upper rig structure fills the frame during the upward pan.

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