Sacramento California-1937: Men Operating Industrial Pole Saw Machine

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSacramento, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Sacramento California

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Men Operating Industrial Pole Saw Machine — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures men working outdoors in Sacramento, California. Two men in period work clothes operate a large red industrial machine, likely a pole saw or log splitter, to process wooden poles. The scene unfolds in a grassy area with trees in the background under a clear blue sky. The footage shows the men guiding a long wooden pole into the machine, with a weathered metal barrel visible in the foreground. The image quality reflects the era's film stock with natural grain and slightly faded colors, offering authentic archival footage of early 20th-century manual labor.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127255383

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: 1937 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: Sacramento, California, 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: Supports 1930s archival requests for outdoor industrial labor, rural work processes, or Sacramento-area home-movie material in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The work clothes, 8mm color home-movie look, and exposed mechanical equipment may show late-1930s outdoor labor practices without identifiable branding.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has the candid feel of a home-movie observer watching workers guide and handle a long wooden pole around a large machine.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a red industrial machine, a long wooden pole, a metal barrel, grassy ground, trees, and bright outdoor light.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm grain, modest color fading, uneven sharpness, and handheld framing that give the labor scene physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway or insert for prewar manual labor, machine operation, wood processing, or regional work-life context.
Historical context: The footage visually places mechanized outdoor pole handling within a small work setting, but it does not by itself confirm the machine type or purpose.
Research note: Adults are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately from depiction rights.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1930s 8mm industrial labor, Sacramento home movie workers, vintage pole saw machine, and outdoor wood processing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Sacramento or 1937 footage, then with other outdoor labor, machinery, and wood or pole processing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 Sacramento home-movie footage, two adult men handle a long wooden pole beside a red industrial machine in a tree-lined outdoor setting. — Workers position a long pole near a red outdoor machine.

A worker in period clothing stands near the upright wooden pole and red machine, with trees and grass visible in the Sacramento outdoor setting. — A worker stands beside the pole as the machine fills the left side of frame.

The 8mm frame shows a worker close to a vertical wooden pole, with the red machine at left and orchard-like trees in the background. — The worker moves close to the pole beside the machine.

A worker seen from behind handles the area around the wooden pole and red machine, with open grass and trees beyond the work site. — A worker faces away while tending the pole beside the machine.

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