Sacramento California-1937: A Man Working On A Wooden Structure And Looking At

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Man Working On A Wooden Structure And Looking At — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a man working on a wooden structure in Sacramento, California. The black-and-white footage shows him kneeling on the framework, focused on his task, with trees and a rural backdrop visible. The grainy texture and natural lighting reflect the era's home movie aesthetic, offering a candid glimpse into mid-20th century manual labor and construction.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127256982

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

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

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

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

people
poor
rural
man
working
wooden
structure
camera
sacramento california
1937
1937 home movie footage
vintage 8mm film
Sacramento California 1937
man working on wooden structure
rural construction
1930s labor
black and white home movie
archival 8mm footage
manual labor
historic construction
old film footage
1930s Americana
vintage documentary
8mm home movie
old film grain
1937 California
working man
wooden framework
historical footage
8mm film archive

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s editorial or documentary requests needing candid home-movie views of manual work on a rustic wooden outdoor structure.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm footage and simple work clothes may show a 1930s rural or semi-rural Sacramento setting without identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears focused on a practical task, briefly looking toward the camera in an unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a kneeling man, heavy timber beams, a sloped wooden framework, scattered boards, trees, fencing, and strong outdoor shadows.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm contrast, visible grain, gate shadowing, and slight frame instability that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, labor insert, rural-life transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for small-scale outdoor building or repair work, while the exact purpose of the structure is not identifiable from the frames.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, property, and privacy status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1930s 8mm home movie, Sacramento rural labor, man working on wooden structure, and vintage outdoor construction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sacramento 1937 material, then broader 1930s rural work or home construction scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 Sacramento home-movie footage, a man kneels by heavy timber beams on an outdoor wooden structure. — A man works low to the ground beside large angled timbers.

A man in work clothes kneels on or beside a timber framework in archival 1937 Sacramento footage. — The worker remains kneeling amid boards and heavy wood supports.

The man appears to glance toward the camera while kneeling beside a rustic wooden structure in Sacramento. — A brief look toward the camera interrupts the outdoor work scene.

A man sits or kneels near angled timber supports, with trees and fencing visible in the background. — The shot holds on the worker and the angled timber framework.

Visually Similar Clips