California-1939: Bare-Chested Man With Massive Beard Holding Mouse

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Bare-Chested Man With Massive Beard Holding Mouse — Clip Details

A shirtless man with a massive beard and cap holds a small mouse in his hands during a 1939 California street scene. Shot on 8mm film, the grainy black-and-white footage captures the man’s gentle interaction with the animal as onlookers watch in the background. The vintage home movie style, with visible film grain and natural lighting, evokes a candid moment from the late 1930s. The man’s bare chest and casual demeanor suggest a spontaneous, unscripted moment, possibly at a fair or public gathering. The footage offers a rare glimpse of everyday life and human-animal interaction in mid-20th century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127570475

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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 documentary or educational edits needing a brief candid street moment with an unusual human-animal interaction.
Period detail: The cap, street clothing on bystanders, black-and-white 8mm look, and supplied 1939 California metadata support a late-1930s public setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears relaxed and unscripted as he handles the small animal while nearby people look on from the street.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless bearded man, cap, small mouse-like animal, braided or rope-like strand, street pavement, building fronts, and bystanders.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame jitter, and contact-sheet density shifts give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, eccentric street-life cutaway, or memory beat within a 1930s California sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests a public street encounter where an unusual personal display draws attention from passersby.
Research note: Faces and an identifiable adult are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright and personality rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 California street scene, bearded man holding mouse, 8mm home movie animal encounter, and 1930s candid public footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 California street material, then broader clips of public gatherings or animal handling.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 California home-movie footage, a shirtless bearded man in a cap holds a small mouse-like animal while standing outdoors. — Bare-chested bearded man cradling a small animal on a street.

The man lowers his gaze toward the small animal in his hands, with street buildings and a bystander partly visible behind him. — The bearded man looks down at the small animal he is holding.

A closer street view shows the shirtless bearded man handling the small animal as an adult bystander stands in the background. — Close framing of the man and small animal with a bystander behind.

The man turns his body slightly in the California street scene, still holding the small mouse-like animal as onlookers stand nearby. — The man shifts position while onlookers remain visible nearby.

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