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California-1936: Bird Struggling To Eat In Desolate Dry Landscape

  • Year1936
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1936 California
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Bird Struggling To Eat In Desolate Dry Landscape — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a desolate, grassy dry landscape in California. A small bird struggles to eat in the arid terrain, its movements visible against the sparse vegetation. The footage shows natural, unsteady camera movement, likely filmed from a moving vehicle, with the frame bordered by dark edges. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color fading, and scratches, conveying a raw, historic feel. This archival clip offers a poignant glimpse into a forgotten moment of survival in the American West.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127478071

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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
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Date
1936 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 archive requests needing arid Western landscape, small wildlife, or survival-themed home-movie cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dry scrubland under pale sky with dark 8mm frame edges.

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