El Dorado City California-1938: Excited Man Rides Horse While Waving Hat

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationEl Dorado City, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 El Dorado City California

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Excited Man Rides Horse While Waving Hat — Clip Details

A man in a dark suit and hat rides a horse through a rustic log structure in El Dorado City, California, in 1938. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures the rider smiling and waving his hat as he moves through a wooded area. The footage features vibrant purple and blue color shifts typical of vintage home movies, with visible film grain and slight camera shake. This authentic 1930s home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century recreation and Americana.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127262379

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: Yes
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 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: El Dorado City, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief Americana recreation insert with a man riding horseback in El Dorado City, California.
Period detail: The rustic log entry structure, horseback activity, suits, hats, and color 8mm stock may show late-1930s tourist or recreation culture in a wooded California setting.
Home-movie behavior: The rider's hat-waving gesture and direct, cheerful presence give the clip unstaged home-movie value rather than a formal performance record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mounted man, raised hat, rustic log gateway, wooded backdrop, signage, bright daylight, and strong blue-purple film color shifts.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, flicker, and saturated blue-purple color drift that read as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, recreation cutaway, or transitional insert for horseback leisure, roadside attractions, or Depression-era Americana.
Historical context: The scene suggests recreational horseback riding or staged visitor entertainment, but the footage alone does not identify the event, venue operator, or participants.
Research note: People and signage are visible, so likeness, brand or place identification, and copyright status should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 El Dorado City 8mm horse rider, vintage California horseback recreation, and 1930s home movie man waving hat on horse.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other El Dorado City or 1938 California scenes, then with horseback riding, rustic attraction, or Americana recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 El Dorado City, California, a man rides a horse near a rustic log entry structure with signage and tall trees in the background. — Mounted rider passes near a rustic log gateway beneath visible signage.

A man on horseback rides through the El Dorado City scene, with the rustic entrance, signage, and wooded background still visible. — Horse and rider move through the roadside recreation setting.

The rider, wearing dark clothing, lifts his hat while mounted, captured in a blue-purple shifted 8mm frame from the 1938 California home movie. — Rider raises his hat while passing close to the camera.

A mounted rider moves through a wooded El Dorado City setting, with strong blue-purple film color and a round sign or prop visible near the path. — Horseback rider continues through the wooded attraction area.

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