Auburn California-1939: A Baby Chick Is Selected From A Group Of Yellow Baby Chicks

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationAuburn, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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A Baby Chick Is Selected From A Group Of Yellow Baby Chicks — Clip Details

AUBURN CALIFORNIA-1939: A hand reaches into a perforated cardboard box divided into sections, selecting a single yellow baby chick from a bustling group. The fluffy chicks huddle together in the dimly lit box, their bright yellow feathers contrasting with the dark surroundings. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage footage captures a quiet moment of farm life with authentic grain and warm, aged color tones. The hand carefully lifts one chick, highlighting the gentle interaction between human and animal. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century rural life and poultry care.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Film
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127013136

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 Film reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
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: Auburn, California, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s rural life, poultry care, animal husbandry, or childhood farm-memory sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The cardboard chick box, straw bedding, warm 8mm color, and simple hand-selection process may show small-scale poultry handling in late-1930s Auburn, California.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, close home-movie view of a hand gently choosing one chick from a crowded box rather than a staged agricultural demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow baby chicks, a perforated cardboard box, divider panels, straw bedding, a reaching hand, and dim surrounding space.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, warm aged color, low-light exposure, and slight handheld framing that give the poultry scene period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, rural-life cutaway, animal-care detail, or quiet memory beat within a farm or family-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a small visible moment of human-animal handling, with chicks grouped in a divided box and one bird selected by hand.
Research note: A hand is visible, so likeness review may be relevant, while no logos or private property are apparent; copyright and reuse permissions still require separate verification.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Auburn California 8mm chicks, baby chickens in cardboard box, poultry care home movie, and rural farm animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Auburn material, then broader 1930s rural life, poultry, and farm-animal handling clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Auburn, California, yellow baby chicks huddle in a perforated cardboard box while a hand reaches toward one bird. — A hand reaches into a divided box crowded with yellow baby chicks.

Yellow chicks cluster in a divided cardboard box in this Auburn, California 8mm frame, with straw bedding and dark surroundings visible. — Yellow chicks huddle against cardboard dividers and straw bedding.

A close 8mm view shows many yellow baby chicks packed into a divided cardboard box, with straw scattered along the sides. — Crowded chicks press around the divider inside the cardboard box.

In the final frame, a hand reaches among yellow chicks in the divided box, appearing to choose one chick from the group. — A hand selects a chick from the crowded box.

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