California-1936: Farm Equipment In Action Harvesting The Crop In The Fall

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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Farm Equipment In Action Harvesting The Crop In The Fall — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1936 captures a farmer operating a tractor-mounted harvester in a vast California field. The black-and-white footage shows the machine moving steadily through the crop, leaving distinct curved rows in its wake. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features characteristic grain, soft focus, and a slightly shaky camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century agricultural practices. The scene evokes a sense of rural industry and seasonal labor during the fall harvest.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127477624

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 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

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: Supports 1930s California agriculture requests needing tractor-mounted harvesting footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial production use.
Period detail: The clip may show interwar-era mechanized farm equipment working an open field, with curved rows and a distant rural horizon visible in black-and-white 8mm footage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds at a distance on a working farm machine, giving the scene the observational feel of a home-movie record rather than staged industrial footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tractor or harvester, a wide crop field, curved cut rows, low horizon, bright field surface, and black 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries fine grain, soft focus, moderate exposure variation, and slight handheld instability consistent with original 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, seasonal harvest insert, rural labor transition, or visual bridge in a sequence about mechanized farming.
Historical context: The scene documents farm work through visible machinery and field patterns, offering visual context for agricultural practice without identifying the crop or operator.
Research note: A person appears to be operating the equipment, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property review.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1930s California harvest footage, vintage 8mm farm machinery, tractor harvester in field, and home movie agricultural work.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California rural footage, then broader vintage harvesting and farm equipment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a tractor-mounted harvester working across an open field with curved rows visible in the distance. — A tractor-mounted harvester works through a broad field, leaving curved rows across the crop.

1936 California home-movie frame of a front-facing farm machine operating in a broad field with curved harvested rows nearby. — The harvesting machine faces the camera as it advances through the field.

1936 California 8mm frame showing a tractor-mounted harvester with its cutting attachment extending across the field. — The harvester’s side attachment is visible as the machine continues across the crop.

1936 California home-movie frame with a tractor harvester at right and broad field rows stretching behind it. — The farm machine moves farther across the field near the end of the brief shot.

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