California-1936: Vintage N.P. Pitcher 13 Crane At Work On Construction Site

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Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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Vintage N — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a large N.P. Pitcher 13 crane operating at a construction site in California. The black-and-white footage shows the heavy machinery moving across a flat, open landscape under a bright sky, with the crane's arm extended and its cab visible. The grainy texture and slight motion blur are characteristic of Super 8 home movie footage from the era, offering authentic archival material for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 127476694

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1936 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: California, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California 8mm footage of construction machinery for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing period heavy-equipment visuals.
Period detail: The crane cab, lattice boom, rail-like base, open graded landscape, and visible N.P. Pitcher 13 lettering may show mid-1930s construction equipment in use.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld view feels observational and unstaged, with the camera tracking the crane as an on-site or nearby viewer might have recorded it.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the crane cab, extended boom, cable lines, rail or track base, open earthwork, distant low hills, bright sky, and motion blur.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld movement give the clip a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a construction cutaway, machinery insert, industrial transition, or brief visual bridge in a 1930s California sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for mechanized earthmoving or construction work without identifying the project, work crew, or exact California site.
Research note: Visible N.P. Pitcher 13 markings and flagged people visibility warrant review for trademark, identification, likeness, and contextual use separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s California construction crane, 8mm home movie heavy equipment, vintage crane at work, and archival construction site footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby clips from the same reel, then other California 1936 material, then related construction, machinery, earthmoving, or industrial work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a crane cab in motion with boom cables against a bright open landscape. — A crane cab passes through the frame with its boom and cables visible over open ground.

The crane cab and extended boom are seen in profile at the construction site.

1936 California 8mm frame showing the crane partly cropped as its boom reaches across the open work site. — The boom stretches across the frame while the crane cab is partly cropped at left.

1936 California 8mm frame showing an N.P. Pitcher crane on a track or rail-like base at an open construction site. — The crane sits on a rail-like base as its boom extends beyond the right edge of the frame.

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