California-1936: Three Men Out Target Shooting For Some Fun On The Edge Of A

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Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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Three Men Out Target Shooting For Some Fun On The Edge Of A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures three men engaged in target shooting on a dry, open plain in California. Dressed in period attire—hats, sweaters, and trousers—they stand in a line, each holding a rifle and aiming toward a distant target. The landscape is arid and expansive, with rolling hills under a pale sky, viewed through the characteristic grain and scratches of aged Super 8 footage. The scene conveys a sense of casual recreation and outdoor skill, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century leisure activities.

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: 127478217

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 8mm home-movie footage suited to archive requests for outdoor recreation, target shooting, and period leisure scenes.
Period detail: The hats, sweaters, trousers, rifles, and open arid landscape may show casual 1930s recreational dress and outdoor shooting practice.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of three adults taking turns aiming rifles on open ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three standing adults, long guns, hats, a red sweater, dry grass, low hills, pale sky, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm color, visible grain, scratches, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for rural recreation, firearms practice, or Depression-era leisure context.
Historical context: The scene shows target shooting as informal outdoor recreation, with no visible crowd, signage, built structures, or identifiable organized event.
Research note: People and firearms are visible, so copyright status, likeness considerations, and any firearms-use context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s California home movie target shooting, vintage 8mm rifle practice, and men shooting on open plain.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel outdoor scenes, then other 1936 California footage, then broader vintage recreation or marksmanship material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing dry open ground, low hills, pale sky, and heavy dark gate edges with no clear figures centered. — A dry plain and low hills appear through the dark edges of the film frame.

1936 California home-movie frame showing three adults on an open plain, one in a hat holding a rifle while others stand nearby. — Three adults stand on the open plain during an informal shooting scene.

1936 California 8mm frame showing three adults in period clothing holding or raising rifles on an arid plain. — Three adults handle rifles while standing apart in the dry landscape.

1936 California home-movie frame showing three adults with rifles positioned across an open arid field below low hills. — The group remains spaced across the plain with rifles visible against the hillside background.

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