California-1938: Three Cowboys Setting Up Camp For The Night Getting Ready To

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 California

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Three Cowboys Setting Up Camp For The Night Getting Ready To — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures three men in a mountain campsite in California. Dressed in period attire with hats and suspenders, they prepare for the night, tending to a pack mule loaded with supplies and setting up a tent. The black-and-white footage shows them working together in a grassy clearing surrounded by trees, with natural light and film grain adding to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this archival outdoor scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & whiteNight
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: 127417404

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: 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 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: 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California home-movie footage for productions needing mountain camp preparation, pack animal handling, or period outdoor life cutaways.
Period detail: The hats, suspenders, work clothes, canvas tent, and loaded pack mule may show late-1930s recreational or working-camp clothing and equipment.
Home-movie behavior: The men appear casually aware of the camera while handling camp tasks, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie record of outdoor travel routine.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three men in hats, a loaded mule, a canvas tent, grassy clearing, trees, camp gear, and branches near the ground.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing give the clip recognizable physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for camping, Western travel, pack-animal work, or Depression-era outdoor recreation.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for rural mountain camping practices and masculine outdoor dress without identifying the men or the exact campsite.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and identification review may be needed; copyright, location, and property status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1938 California 8mm camping, vintage cowboys setting camp, pack mule home movie, and 1930s mountain campsite footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other California 1938 outdoor footage, then broader 1930s camping, pack animal, and mountain travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 California 8mm frame showing a man in hat and suspenders near a loaded pack mule in a mountain clearing. — A man stands near a loaded mule as camp preparations begin in a grassy mountain setting.

Two men in period outdoor clothing stand near branches and gear at a California mountain campsite. — Two men pause near loose branches and camp equipment while setting up outdoors.

1930s home-movie frame of two men in hats and work clothes standing in a California campsite clearing. — Two men face the camera in a wooded clearing during camp setup.

Men in outdoor clothing stand near a canvas tent and branches in 1938 California camp footage. — A canvas tent and nearby branches frame the men as the campsite takes shape.

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