California-1938: A Man Wearing A Hat Mounts A Saddled Horse In Front Of Trees

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

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A Man Wearing A Hat Mounts A Saddled Horse In Front Of Trees — Clip Details

A man in a striped shirt and hat mounts a saddled horse in a wooded area, captured on 8mm film in 1938. The grainy black-and-white footage shows him adjusting his position on the horse as it stands among dense trees. The natural outdoor setting and period clothing evoke a sense of early 20th-century Americana. This authentic home movie clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into a rural moment, preserved with the characteristic texture and imperfections of vintage 8mm film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127417551

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 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 a brief rural horseback or wooded outdoor life insert.
Period detail: The hat, striped shirt, saddle, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s home-movie setting without identifying a specific place beyond California metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an informal moment of a man mounting and settling onto a horse while the camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a saddled horse, adult rider, brimmed hat, striped shirt, trees, brush, reins, and uneven forest light.
Film character: The clip has strong 8mm grain, soft focus, flicker, frame-edge darkness, and handheld framing that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, rural memory beat, transition into horseback travel, or visual evidence of recreational riding.
Historical context: The scene shows an outdoor leisure or travel moment in wooded California, with period clothing and horse tack visible but no identifiable landmark.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status must be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1938 California 8mm horseback riding, man mounting horse in woods, home movie rider, and 1930s outdoor horse footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1938 California material, then with rural outdoor, horseback, or trail-life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 California home-movie footage, a man in a striped shirt and hat mounts a saddled horse in a wooded area. — A rider begins mounting a saddled horse under trees.

The man settles onto the saddled horse in the wooded California setting, with the horse standing side-on to the camera. — The rider adjusts his position on the horse beside dense foliage.

The rider is now seated on the horse, turned partly away, with trees and brush filling the background. — The mounted rider faces into the wooded area as the horse stands still.

The final frame is motion-blurred as the horse and rider shift within the wooded 8mm scene. — Motion blur softens the rider and horse as they move near the trees.

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