California-1936: Four Men In Field With Guns Shooting Target

$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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Four Men In Field With Guns Shooting Target — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures four individuals standing in a vast, sun-drenched field in California. The grainy, yellow-tinted footage shows the men, dressed in period attire with hats, holding what appear to be firearms. They stand in a line, aiming toward the right side of the frame, with a small bird visible on the ground nearby. The scene is framed by the dark border of a window or projector, emphasizing its archival nature. The overall mood is one of casual outdoor activity, possibly target practice, preserved in nostalgic, historic Super 8 footage.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127477928

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: Useful for 1930s California home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor shooting or target-practice scene for documentary, museum, education or editorial use.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, open field setting and 8mm home-movie color support a 1930s period reading, with California and 1936 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an informal home-movie quality, with several men casually gathered in a field and taking turns aiming rather than performing for a formal camera setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four men, hats, long guns or gun-like objects, a flat dry field, distant utility poles, low scrub, bright sky and heavy film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, scratches, gate edges and uneven exposure that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway or memory beat for rural recreation, firearms handling, target practice or Depression-era California home life.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests casual outdoor shooting activity in an open rural or semi-rural California landscape, without enough detail to identify the participants or exact site.
Research note: People are visible and may be identifiable only in broad form, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or source-material clearance.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1936 California 8mm home movie men shooting in field, vintage target practice footage, and 1930s outdoor firearms scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California home movies, then broader 1930s rural recreation or firearms-handling footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1936 California home-movie footage, four men stand in a sunlit field, several appearing to hold and aim long guns. — Four men gather in an open field during an outdoor shooting scene.

The men remain in the California field, with several figures turned right as if aiming during informal target practice. — Men line up and aim across the open field.

The 1936 California scene shows the group in a flat field, with one or more men holding long gun-like objects toward the right. — The group continues the shooting activity in the open landscape.

Near the end of the clip, three men are visible in the 1936 California field, with the shooting group partly shifted in frame. — The group shifts position near the end of the brief field scene.

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