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Michigan USA-1939: A Snow-Dappled Field With a Utility Pole and Distant Trees

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationMichigan, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Michigan
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A Snow-Dappled Field With a Utility Pole and Distant Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a quiet rural landscape in Michigan. The scene features a snow-dappled field with patches of green grass, a tall utility pole in the foreground, and bare trees lining the horizon. A dark, rounded shape—possibly a large animal or hay bale—sits in the middle ground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and light scratches, conveying a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains mostly static, offering a contemplative view of a winter countryside.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125296543

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Michigan, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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

  • field
  • path
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  • michigan USA
  • 1939
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • snowy field 1939
  • old film grain
  • archival winter landscape
  • vintage utility pole
  • 1930s American countryside
  • nostalgic home movie
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  • classic Super 8
  • rural America 1939
  • vintage winter scene
  • old film archive
  • 1930s home movie
  • Americana nostalgia
  • historical footage
  • 8mm film grain
  • documentary stock footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s Michigan 8mm countryside footage for documentary inserts, rural memory sequences, seasonal transitions, or quiet archival cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Michigan 8mm frame of a snow-dappled field with a utility pole, bare trees, and a dark rounded middle-ground form.
A static view across a patchy winter field toward bare trees and a utility pole.

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