California-1936: Several People Hiking In A Dry Canyon Landscape

$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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Several People Hiking In A Dry Canyon Landscape — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a group of people hiking through a rugged, arid landscape in California. The footage shows three individuals navigating a dry, brush-covered canyon with steep rocky slopes under an overcast sky. The subjects wear period-appropriate clothing, including hats and light-colored shirts, as they walk across uneven terrain. The sequence includes a brief view of a small pool of water reflecting the sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: grainy texture, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation.

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: 127478146

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 outdoor recreation, canyon hiking, or arid Western landscape material for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, small-group leisure activity, and 8mm color home-movie look support the supplied 1936 date while the exact canyon location is not identifiable from the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged travel or outing moment as hikers move carefully through brush and uneven ground while the camera observes from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include hikers in light shirts and hats, dry brush, rocky canyon walls, mesa-like ridges, overcast sky, dark film edges, and a small reflective pool.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate shadows, vertical scratches, handheld framing, and mild exposure variation that mark it as scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, travel transition, outdoor-memory beat, or cutaway establishing dry California terrain and recreational hiking.
Historical context: The scene shows early color home-movie documentation of leisure travel in a rugged California landscape without enough visual evidence to name the site or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, and contextual use should be reviewed separately even though no logos or private interiors are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s California hiking footage, 8mm home movie canyon landscape, vintage outdoor recreation, and dry Western terrain with hikers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1936 California outdoor scenes, then broader vintage hiking, canyon, lake, or family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm home-movie frame showing distant hikers crossing brushy canyon terrain beneath a steep rocky slope. — Hikers move through scrub and uneven ground at the base of a canyon wall.

Distant hikers in a dry California canyon landscape, with scrub, rocky slopes, and mesa-like ridges under a pale sky. — The group continues across the canyon floor with ridges visible beyond them.

1930s home-movie view of hikers navigating brush-covered canyon terrain in California, framed by rock walls and distant high ground. — Several figures walk through scrub as the camera looks toward the open canyon.

A small reflective pool appears in the dry California canyon landscape, with low ridges and brush beyond it. — A quiet pool reflects the pale sky within the otherwise dry canyon setting.

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