Sacramento California-1937: Worker Climbs High To Help Assemble An Oil Rig As

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

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Worker Climbs High To Help Assemble An Oil Rig As — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this archival footage captures a worker climbing a tall wooden oil rig structure in Sacramento, California. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the man ascending a scaffolding framework under a bright sky, with a cross mounted atop the rig. The scene reflects early 20th-century industrial construction, with a vintage car visible in the background. This historic home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century energy infrastructure and labor practices.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127256896

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.

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: 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: This 1937 8mm Sacramento clip can support documentary requests for Depression-era industrial construction and oil-field infrastructure visuals.
Period detail: The wood framing, simple work platform, bright open sky, and period home-movie framing may show small-scale oil-rig assembly in late-1930s California.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the structure from below with a handheld, home-movie perspective rather than a staged industrial film setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall timber rig frame, cross-braced supports, a small cross-shaped top element, hanging lines, a nearby building, open sky, and ground-level materials.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight frame jitter typical of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief industrial cutaway, period labor insert, or transition into a sequence on California energy or construction work.
Historical context: The footage visually places petroleum-related construction within an everyday Sacramento setting without documenting the broader project or company identity.
Research note: No logos or recognizable faces are evident, but copyright, location, property, and any incidental likeness issues should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm oil rig construction, Sacramento industrial footage, timber derrick assembly, and black-and-white home movie labor scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Sacramento material, then other 1937 California footage, then broader 1930s construction, petroleum, energy, and industrial labor clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Sacramento 8mm frame showing a tall timber oil-rig structure with cross-bracing and a small cross-shaped top element. — Low-angle view of the timber rig structure against the sky.

The Sacramento oil-rig frame appears in soft black-and-white 8mm, with timber beams, diagonal supports, and a small top cross element. — Timber beams and bracing define the upper section of the rig.

Low-angle 1937 home-movie view of the wood rig frame, showing X bracing, platform beams, and bright sky around the structure. — The camera holds on the rig's braced wooden framework.

Final frame shows the lower timber rig area, nearby building, hanging cable, ground materials, and open outdoor setting in Sacramento. — Lower rig supports appear beside a building and scattered work materials.

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