Sacramento California-1937: Two Workers at Construction Site

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

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Two Workers at Construction Site — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this archival footage captures two workers at a construction site in Sacramento, California. One man in a blue shirt and cap sits on a wooden beam, focused on a task with a small tool, while another worker in a light-colored cap and blue shirt bends over, shoveling soil. The scene is set outdoors with natural light, showing a rustic worksite with wooden planks, a large tire, and scattered tools. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, mid-20th century American industrial moment.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127256021

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

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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: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1930s Sacramento construction labor, small worksite activity, or Depression-era American manual work on 8mm film.
Period detail: The caps, work shirts, hand shovel, rough timber, and exposed soil may show a small 1930s outdoor construction or maintenance site rather than a large modern jobsite.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged observation of two workers continuing their tasks while the camera watches from a nearby home-movie vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult workers, a shovel, loose soil, timber or plank edges, a seated man with a small tool, work clothing, and partial machinery or structural framing.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm color look with visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it recognizable physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, labor-history cutaway, construction transition, or memory beat within a sequence about Sacramento, work, or 1930s everyday life.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for manual labor and small-scale construction activity in Sacramento, without enough detail to identify the exact project or employer.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1930s Sacramento construction workers, 8mm home movie worksite, men shoveling soil, or Depression-era California labor may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1937 Sacramento footage, then with broader 1930s California construction, worksite, or manual-labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Sacramento 8mm frame showing a seated worker with a small tool and another worker bending over a shovel at a rough outdoor worksite. — One worker sits near timber while another shovels soil at the construction site.

1937 Sacramento worksite view with one man seated near a wooden beam and another man in a light cap leaning over a shovel in loose earth. — The standing worker leans into the shovel as the seated worker handles a small task.

A 1937 Sacramento construction frame showing a worker bent forward over soil with a shovel and a seated worker beside timber and equipment. — The shoveling worker bends low in the foreground while the seated worker remains by the timber.

1937 Sacramento 8mm still with a foreground worker using a shovel and a seated worker behind him near planks, soil, and worksite equipment. — A foreground worker lifts or positions the shovel while the seated worker continues behind him.

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