California-1936: Four Men And Large Black Bird Stand In Green Field On A Sunny

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

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Four Men And Large Black Bird Stand In Green Field On A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a wide, sun-drenched field in California. The view is framed through a window, showing a vast, pale green landscape under a bright sky. A large black bird stands in the field, later joined by four men in period clothing who walk and stand together. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and age marks, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127477916

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: 1930s California home-movie footage for productions needing a brief rural field view with men and a large dark bird seen from a distant window-framed perspective.
Period detail: The distant men's clothing and the 8mm color stock may show a mid-1930s amateur travel or outdoor scene, though no landmark or event is identifiable.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational value of an unstaged home movie, with people and a bird recorded at a distance rather than posed for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pale green field, bright sky, dark window or frame edges, a large dark bird, four distant men, utility poles, film scratches, and soft focus.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through warm color, visible grain, gate edges, dust marks, scratches, slight blur, and uneven exposure across the contact frames.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a rural 1930s cutaway, a quiet transition, or a memory beat before or after broader California outdoor material.
Historical context: The scene suggests open California countryside or field land in a sunny period home movie, but the frames do not identify a town, property, or specific activity.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still apply, while copyright, location, and any property permissions should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1936 California 8mm field footage, men in rural landscape home movie, large dark bird in field, and vintage outdoor amateur film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with California 1936 outdoor footage, and then with rural field, wildlife, or distant group scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing a sunlit pale green field through dark window-like edges, with a distant dark bird shape near the horizon. — A distant dark bird stands in a bright open field seen through a framed foreground.

Soft 1936 California 8mm view of an open field with two dark bird shapes near the right side and heavy foreground framing. — Two dark bird shapes appear in the field within a soft, window-framed view.

1936 California 8mm frame of a large dark bird standing in a sunlit field, with distant horizon and visible film wear. — A large dark bird stands alone in the lower part of the open field.

1936 California 8mm frame showing four distant men standing in a sunny field while a dark bird remains in the lower right foreground. — Four men stand together in the field as a dark bird remains visible nearby.

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