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Oroville California-1938: The Camera Captures The Train Driving Down The Tracks

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationOroville, California, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1938 Oroville California
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The Camera Captures The Train Driving Down The Tracks — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1938 captures a freight train winding through a rugged mountain pass in Oroville, California. Shot from an elevated perspective, the train moves slowly along the tracks, its long line of boxcars snaking through the rocky terrain. The black-and-white footage shows a river flowing alongside the railway, with utility poles lining the route. The image has the characteristic grain and soft focus of 8mm film, with dark borders framing the scene, evoking a sense of historical Americana and mid-20th century transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & whiteSlow motion
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127263821

Rights & Clearance

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 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Oroville, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • trains
  • tracks
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  • transportation
  • mountains
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  • oroville california
  • 1938
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • mountain railway
  • freight train
  • classic transportation
  • archival 8mm
  • black and white film
  • historic train
  • railroad in mountains
  • old film footage
  • 1930s Americana
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic travel
  • railway journey
  • vintage camera
  • slow motion train
  • old California
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s California transportation footage suited to documentary inserts on rail travel, freight movement, mountain routes, or Depression-era American infrastructure.

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