Sacramento California-1937: Two Men in Blue Shirts and a Black Hat in an Orchard

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

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Two Men in Blue Shirts and a Black Hat in an Orchard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures two men in a sun-drenched orchard in Sacramento, California. One man, wearing a blue shirt and black hat, stands with his back to the camera, while another man in similar attire crouches nearby. The scene is framed by lush green trees under a clear blue sky, with natural sunlight casting distinct shadows on the dry ground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific projects.

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: 127257461

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Sacramento, California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: 1930s Sacramento home-movie orchard footage suited for documentary cutaways about rural work, family travel, agriculture, or everyday outdoor life in California.
Period detail: The men's brimmed hats, short-sleeved blue shirts, dry orchard rows, and saturated 8mm color may show a late-1930s rural California outing or work setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in the way one man stands with his back to the camera while another crouches nearby among the trees.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in blue shirts, a dark brimmed hat, orchard trees, dry ground, blue sky, hard sunlight, and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: The footage carries dense color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld exposure shifts typical of original 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, rural transition, agricultural cutaway, or memory beat within a 1930s California sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for outdoor orchard activity and informal male dress without confirming the men's identities, occupation, or crop type.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or clear private-property details are visible, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s Sacramento orchard home movie, California agriculture 8mm footage, men in hats among fruit trees, and rural family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sacramento 1937 material, then broader 1930s California orchard or rural outdoor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1937 Sacramento home-movie footage, a man in a blue shirt and dark hat stands with his back partly turned in an orchard. — A man in a blue shirt and dark brimmed hat stands among sunlit orchard trees.

A blue-shirted man stands with his back to the camera while a second man crouches near him in a Sacramento orchard setting. — One man stands facing away while another crouches beside him in the orchard.

The handheld frame shows a blue-shirted man from behind and a second man crouched low beside orchard trees in bright California sun. — A close rear view of the standing man with the crouching man partly visible below.

Two men in blue shirts and dark hats appear in a 1937 Sacramento orchard frame, one standing and one crouched near the lower edge. — The standing and crouching men remain framed by trees, shadows, and dry orchard ground.

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