Cumberland Maryland-1938: Men Working On Construction Site With Dirt Mounds And Old Car

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCumberland, Maryland, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Cumberland Maryland

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Men Working On Construction Site With Dirt Mounds And... — Clip Details

CUMBERLAND MARYLAND-1938: This 8mm home movie captures a construction site with large mounds of dirt and debris. Two men in period attire work near a wooden structure, with a vintage car visible in the background. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a classic industrial scene with a brick building and stacks of materials, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century development and labor.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127265912

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: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cumberland, Maryland, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s editorial requests needing small-scale construction work, excavation, labor, and street-side development in Cumberland, Maryland.
Period detail: The footage shows period work clothes, a wooden work structure, dirt piles, stacked materials, and an old automobile consistent with the supplied 1938 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance, preserving an unstaged view of two men working beside mounds of earth rather than a posed construction scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dirt mounds, rough excavation ground, two men, a wooden structure, stacked masonry or materials, trees, and a dark vintage car.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, and contact-sheet framing that supports its home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway or transition for labor, urban development, public works, or everyday Depression-era street activity.
Historical context: The scene visually documents manual construction activity and roadside material handling without identifying the project, workers, or property owner.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no brands are readable, but copyright, location, and property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches for 1938 Cumberland Maryland construction, 8mm home movie labor, dirt mounds, excavation, vintage car, and Depression-era work footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1938 Cumberland footage, then with construction, street work, labor, or vintage automobile scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Cumberland, Maryland home-movie frame showing rough excavation ground, dirt piles, and partial construction materials. — Dirt mounds and rough ground dominate the construction site view.

A dirt pile and rough work area appear in this 1938 Cumberland construction-site view, with materials partly visible behind it. — The camera holds on excavation earth and scattered site materials.

Two men in period clothing stand near a wooden structure at a Cumberland, Maryland construction site in the supplied 1938 footage. — Two workers stand near a small wooden structure beside piled earth.

Two men work beside dirt piles and a wooden structure, with a dark old car partly visible at right in the 1938 Cumberland footage. — Workers and a partially seen automobile share the edge of the construction site.

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