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California-1937: Man Planting Crops In Field

  • Year1937
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1937 California
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Man Planting Crops In Field — Clip Details

A young man in a light-colored shirt and hat crouches in a vast, sun-drenched field, tending to crops in this 1937 8mm home movie from California. The black-and-white footage captures the rural labor of planting rice or corn, with the man working amidst tall stalks under a bright sky. A bird flies across the horizon in the distance, adding to the pastoral scene. The grainy texture and film edges are characteristic of vintage Super 8 home movies, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century agricultural life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127558507

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1937 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 agriculture requests needing brief editorial inserts of field labor, crop tending, or rural home-movie evidence.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man crouching in a tall field beneath an open horizon.

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