California-1938: Men Packing A Horse With Supplies In The Mountains

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 California

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Men Packing A Horse With Supplies In The Mountains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a rugged outdoor scene in California. Two men stand with a pack horse on a forested hillside; one wears a red hat and plaid shirt while the other, in overalls, loads supplies. The horse carries a wooden crate labeled 'Carnation Milk' and other gear, suggesting a supply trip through the wilderness. The footage shows natural movement and authentic 1930s film grain, evoking a sense of historical adventure and rural life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127417747

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: Yes
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: 1930s California mountain pack-trip footage suited for documentary inserts about rural travel, outdoor labor, wilderness supply routes, or home-movie records of recreation and work.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color home-movie look, pack horse, wooden supply crate, and forested mountain setting support the 1938 period description without identifying a specific trail or landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as the men handle the horse and supplies while the camera watches from close range on uneven terrain.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a dark pack horse, a red hat, plaid shirt, overalls, a wooden Carnation Milk crate, a bucket, forest trees, and rocky hillside ground.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm texture, visible grain, handheld framing, slight exposure variation, and contact-print edge artifacts that preserve its home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, or memory beat for 1930s backcountry travel, packing supplies, or rural California outdoor life.
Historical context: The footage visually documents people using a horse to move supplies through a wooded mountain area, reflecting practical outdoor movement before the scene shifts away from roads or buildings.
Research note: People and a visible Carnation Milk brand mark require review for likeness, trademark, and context, separate from any copyright status in the underlying home-movie footage.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 California 8mm pack horse, 1930s mountain supply trip, vintage home movie men packing horse, and backcountry horse packing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then California 1938 outdoor footage, then related themes such as pack animals, mountain travel, camping supplies, and rural labor.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 California home-movie frame showing two men beside a dark pack horse on a wooded hillside path. — Two men prepare or steady a pack horse on a forested mountain route.

Pack horse loaded with a wooden Carnation Milk crate and bundled gear on a California mountain hillside. — A loaded pack horse stands or moves along the rocky slope with supplies strapped on.

1938 California frame of a man in a red hat and plaid shirt standing near a bucket in mountain brush. — The man in plaid pauses near a bucket as the pack animal moves partly out of frame.

Man in red hat and plaid shirt stands on a wooded California hillside as the pack horse passes nearby. — The pack horse moves past the man in plaid on the brushy mountain slope.

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