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Cumberland Maryland-1938: Construction Site With Excavated Earth And Wooden Formwork

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCumberland, Maryland, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1938 Cumberland Maryland
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Construction Site With Excavated Earth And Wooden Formwork — Clip Details

CUMBERLAND MARYLAND-1938: This 8mm home movie captures a construction site with excavated earth, debris, and wooden formwork. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a partially built structure with a concrete foundation and a metal bracket mounted on a rough wall. The scene suggests early 20th-century infrastructure development, with a focus on raw materials and construction techniques. The film's vintage quality, including visible grain and edge damage, enhances its archival authenticity. Ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring mid-century American construction.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127265871

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

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Date
1938 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
Cumberland, Maryland, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s Cumberland, Maryland construction footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing a brief home-movie view of excavation and early concrete formwork.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Cumberland, Maryland 8mm frame showing dug earth, debris, and a low concrete or formwork edge at a construction site.
Excavated ground and low formwork at a Cumberland construction site.

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