California-1938: Army Man Smoking Cigar and Man on Horse

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

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Army Man Smoking Cigar and Man on Horse — Clip Details

A man in a military-style uniform and hat smokes a cigar near a tent in a wooded outdoor setting, holding a rifle. The scene transitions to another man in a striped shirt riding a horse through a forested area, with a second person in similar attire tending to a second horse. Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures candid moments of outdoor life and military-style attire in California, with natural lighting and classic Super 8 grain.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 127417463

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California home-movie requests needing outdoor recreation, military-style dress, horseback handling, and candid rural or camp-life inserts.
Period detail: The clip shows black-and-white 8mm footage with 1930s clothing cues, a tent, a rifle, a cigar, and saddled horses in a wooded California setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged gestures: a uniformed man smoking near camp and riders handling horses casually in a forested area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tent, military-style hat and coat, cigar, rifle, striped shirts, saddled horses, trees, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm contrast, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that preserve a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for 1930s outdoor life, camp activity, horseback travel, or period atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene may show recreational or informal military-style activity rather than an identifiable official army event, so context should remain visual and cautious.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the uniform and rifle suggest military-sensitive review; copyright, likeness, and any property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 California 8mm home movie, man smoking cigar near tent, military-style uniform with rifle, and horseback riders in woods.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 California outdoor footage, then broader themes of camp life, horses, uniforms, or rural recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 California 8mm frame of a man in military-style clothing smoking a cigar beside a tent with a rifle held at his side. — A uniformed man smokes beside a tent while holding a rifle.

1938 California 8mm frame showing a striped-shirt rider on a saddled horse as another person tends a second horse in the woods. — A rider waits on horseback while another person handles a second horse.

1938 California 8mm frame of a striped-shirt rider on a saddled horse with another person bending near a second horse in a wooded area. — Two people handle horses in a wooded outdoor setting.

1938 California 8mm frame with a mounted rider and another person working beside a lighter horse among trees. — A mounted rider and companion manage two horses in the woods.

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