Washington-1938: Freight Train Passing By River With Abandoned Car

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Freight Train Passing By River With Abandoned Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this archival footage captures a freight train moving along a railway beside a turbulent river. A vintage flatbed truck with an abandoned car sits near the tracks, while a steam locomotive passes through the scene, emitting smoke. The grainy black-and-white image, framed by a dark border, shows two figures standing near the tracks, observing the activity. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century transportation and industrial life in Washington.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127414227

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: Washington, 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

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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Washington transportation footage for documentary or educational sequences needing a brief industrial rail-and-river cutaway from original 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The steam locomotive, flatbed truck, older automobile body, rail line, and black-and-white 8mm image support the late-1930s transportation setting described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene appears filmed from a fixed or held position as a train passes, with two distant figures watching near the tracks rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a riverbank, rail tracks, steam locomotive, freight cars, smoke, a flatbed truck or trailer, an abandoned car body, and two distant people.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame-edge darkness, and contact-sheet division that preserve the physical character of the source film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for rail transport, industrial landscape, river commerce, or Depression-era infrastructure sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually links rail movement, roadside vehicles, river terrain, and observers in a Washington landscape without identifying a specific railroad, town, or event.
Research note: People are distant but visible, and no logos are readable; copyright, likeness, location, and any property considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1938 Washington 8mm freight train, steam locomotive by river, abandoned car near tracks, and home movie railroad footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Washington 1938 material, then with 1930s rail, river, cargo, and roadside transportation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing a flatbed truck or trailer and abandoned car body near tracks beside a turbulent riverbank. — A vehicle body and flatbed sit near the tracks before the train enters the frame.

Steam locomotive moves through a Washington rail scene in 1938, passing a parked vehicle near the riverbank. — The locomotive enters the riverside rail scene, partially framed by dark 8mm borders.

1938 Washington frame with a steam locomotive, smoke plume, riverbank, and two distant figures standing near the tracks. — Smoke rises as the train passes two small figures near the rail line.

Two distant people stand by the riverside tracks in 1938 Washington, with smoke or haze over the rough riverbank. — After the train passes, two observers remain near the tracks below the riverbank.

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