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California-1936: A Group Of Men Shooting Rifles In A Canyon

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

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A Group Of Men Shooting Rifles In A Canyon — Clip Details

A group of men in 1930s attire gather at a rugged canyon site in California, taking turns firing rifles from behind a low stone barrier. Dressed in hats, sweaters, and vests, they aim their firearms at distant targets under an overcast sky. The 8mm film footage shows natural grain, slight color fading, and vertical scratches, capturing a candid moment of recreational shooting in a dry, arid landscape. The sequence conveys a sense of camaraderie and outdoor leisure from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127478177

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

  • 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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Topics & Keywords

  • shooting
  • canyon
  • guns
  • rifles
  • nature
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  • california
  • 1936
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  • California 1936
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  • canyon shooting
  • retro home movie
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  • historical shooting
  • vintage rifle practice
  • 1930s outdoor recreation
  • archival shooting clip
  • old California footage
  • men with guns
  • vintage hunting
  • 8mm film grain
  • classic shooting scene
  • nostalgic 1930s
  • canyon landscape
  • vintage outdoor activity

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Archival home-movie footage suited to 1930s California outdoor recreation, firearm practice, and documentary inserts about leisure in arid canyon settings.
Period detail
The men's hats, sweaters, vests, and long rifles may show 1930s recreational dress and shooting equipment, consistent with the supplied 1936 metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as men take turns aiming and watching from behind a low stone barrier in a rugged canyon area.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include men with rifles, brimmed hats, a low stone wall, rocky canyon slopes, scrub vegetation, a winding watercourse, and overcast sky.
Film character
The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, vertical scratches, and contact-print edge artifacts as archival texture.
Edit role
Editors could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for historic outdoor recreation, gun culture, or California canyon travel sequences.
Historical context
The scene shows social outdoor target shooting in a dry landscape, but the frames do not identify a specific club, range, landmark, or public event.
Research note
People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from personal or property rights.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1936 California 8mm rifle shooting, vintage canyon target practice, men with rifles home movie, and 1930s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with same-reel scenes, then other California 1936 footage, then broader 1930s home movies of outdoor sport, hunting, or canyon recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California home-movie frame showing men with rifles near a low stone wall in a scrub-covered canyon landscape.
Men gather with rifles behind a stone barrier in a rugged canyon setting.
1936 California canyon view with scrub slopes, pale sky, and a narrow watercourse visible through aged 8mm film framing.
A canyon view shows scrub-covered slopes and a winding watercourse.
1936 California home-movie frame showing a man in a red sweater and vest holding a rifle near a canyon stone wall.
A man with a rifle stands near the stone barrier as the canyon rises behind him.
1936 California home-movie frame showing men in hats aiming and holding rifles behind a stone wall in a canyon.
Men in hats handle rifles from behind a low stone wall in the canyon.

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