California-1936: A Group Of Men Working On Building The Tracks Of A Railroad

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

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A Group Of Men Working On Building The Tracks Of A Railroad — Clip Details

A group of men work on railroad tracks in California in 1936, captured on 8mm film. Men in hats and work clothes use tools to adjust rails and ties in a dry, open landscape. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a mix of standing and crouching workers, with one man inspecting the track. The scene conveys a sense of manual labor and historical infrastructure development during the Great Depression era.

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: 127476852

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California infrastructure, railroad maintenance, Depression-era labor, or documentary cutaways involving manual track work.
Period detail: The hats, work clothes, hand tools, 8mm black-and-white stock, and open rail setting support a mid-1930s home-movie view of track work.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie quality, watching workers crouch, stand, and handle tools without staged posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several men, railroad rails, ties, gravel ballast, hand tools, work hats, dry open land, and a soft distant hillside.
Film character: The clip shows 8mm grain, soft focus, flicker, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for railroad labor, infrastructure repair, or historical work routines.
Historical context: The scene visually documents manual rail work in an open California landscape, with workers using hand tools around tracks and ties.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1936 California railroad workers, 8mm rail maintenance, men building tracks, and home-movie infrastructure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California material, then broader railroad or manual labor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing several men in work clothes gathered along railroad tracks with hand tools. — Workers gather beside rails and ties while one man bends toward the track.

1936 California home-movie frame with men positioned along railroad tracks, some crouching and others standing with tools. — Several men work around a rail section, with a long piece crossing the foreground.

1936 California 8mm frame showing railroad workers inspecting or adjusting rails and ties in a dry open setting. — Workers bend and kneel along the track while a man stands at the edge of the frame.

Soft close-up from 1936 California footage showing a worker in a brimmed hat near the rail bed and vertical film-edge shadow. — A blurred close view catches a worker near the track as the camera shifts.

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