El Dorado City California-1938: Man Riding Horse In Haste Through Forested Path

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationEl Dorado City, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 El Dorado City California

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Man Riding Horse In Haste Through Forested Path — Clip Details

A man rides a horse at a fast pace through a wooded area in El Dorado City, California, in 1938. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows the rider moving quickly past a small roadside structure, possibly a gas station or shelter, with tall trees lining the dirt path. The scene has a strong purple color cast, likely from film aging or processing, and the grainy texture is characteristic of vintage home movies. The rider appears to be in a hurry, turning sharply and kicking up dust as he moves through the deserted landscape.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127262396

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: Useful for 1930s California home-movie requests needing a brief rural horseback action shot for documentary, education, or period atmosphere edits.
Period detail: The clip may show a 1938 rural roadside setting with a dirt track, tall trees, a small shelter or service structure, and a mounted rider in dark clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged view of a rider moving quickly through a quiet wooded area as the camera follows from a home-movie distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mounted rider, light-colored horse, dusty road, forested background, small roadside structure, sign panel, shadows, and motion blur.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, strong purple color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that signal aged physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short action insert, rural transition, chase-like cutaway, or memory beat suggesting movement through a deserted wooded town edge.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for recreational or practical horseback movement in a sparsely populated California roadside setting without confirming a specific event.
Research note: A person and a sign or brand-like panel are visible, so likeness, signage, and location review may be needed separately from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 El Dorado City California 8mm footage, man riding horse on dirt road, rural forest path, vintage horseback home movie, and dusty roadside shelter.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 El Dorado City footage, then rural California travel, horseback riding, or deserted roadside scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In El Dorado City, California, a rider on a light horse moves down a wooded dirt road near a small shelter-like roadside structure. — A mounted rider heads along a dusty forest road past a small roadside structure.

The rider continues past a small roadside structure on a dusty road in the wooded El Dorado City setting. — Horse and rider move quickly by the shelter-like structure under tall trees.

A mounted man appears to turn the horse on the dusty road, with blurred roadside structures and forest shadows behind him. — The rider turns the horse, creating blur and dust across the roadside scene.

A close, motion-blurred view shows the mounted rider passing near the camera on the wooded dirt road in El Dorado City. — The horse and rider pass close to the camera in a strongly purple-tinted frame.

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