California-1936: Black And White Video Of A Crane Lifting Sand On The Beach

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

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Black And White Video Of A Crane Lifting Sand On The Beach — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage footage captures a crane labeled "N.P. DITCHER 13" operating on a sandy beach in California. The black-and-white home movie shows the crane's cab, its lifting mechanism, and the surrounding shoreline under an overcast sky. The grainy texture and film edges are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a rare glimpse of early 20th-century industrial work at the coast. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, and educational projects about mid-century construction and beach development.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 127476754

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 coastal construction footage for documentary or museum edits needing archival views of crane work on sand.
Period detail: The crane cab marked "N.P. DITCHER 13," exposed lattice boom, cable bucket, and open shoreline may show Depression-era beach or coastal earthmoving equipment.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, watching the crane from close range as machinery moves rather than staging a formal industrial record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the crane cab, painted lettering, lattice boom, suspended bucket, cables, sandy ground, distant shoreline, and a small worker figure.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white scan shows heavy grain, soft focus, gate edges, exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief industrial cutaway, coastal construction insert, transition into public works material, or atmospheric 1930s machinery beat.
Historical context: The clip visually places heavy mechanical labor against an open California shoreline without identifying the exact site or project from the frames alone.
Research note: Human review should note visible machinery lettering and a small worker figure; copyright, trademark, likeness, and location permissions require separate assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1936 8mm California beach crane, black-and-white home movie construction, coastal sand lifting, and vintage ditcher machinery footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1936 California shoreline material, then broader vintage construction and coastal labor clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a crane cab with painted "N.P. DITCHER 13" lettering and boom structure near an open shoreline. — Crane cab and boom marked "N.P. DITCHER 13" on sandy coastal ground.

1936 California frame showing a crane bucket hanging from cables over sand, with open coastal terrain and waterline beyond. — Crane bucket suspended over sand near the shoreline.

1936 California 8mm frame showing the crane boom, lowered bucket, cables, sandy terrain, and a small worker figure near the machinery. — Crane bucket works close to the sand while a worker stands near the rigging.

1936 California frame showing the rear of crane machinery on a sandy coastal site, with flat shoreline and pale sky in the background. — Rear of the crane set against open coastal sand and sky.

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