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California-1939: Soldiers On The Road In Their Vehicles On Their Way To The

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 California
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Soldiers On The Road In Their Vehicles On Their Way To The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures soldiers operating military vehicles in a dusty, open landscape. Men in period uniforms work atop a large tracked vehicle and a wheeled truck, possibly a mobile workshop or supply unit. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a convoy in motion, with dust kicked up by the vehicles, suggesting a wartime training exercise or logistical movement. The raw, unfiltered quality of the Super 8 footage evokes a sense of historical authenticity and wartime activity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127570626

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

Source reel
Reel 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
may
Reel-level year note
1939
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1939 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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 archive requests needing military road movement, training, logistics, or prewar-era vehicle activity as documentary or editorial texture.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soldiers stand on and around a large military vehicle in a dusty open road setting.

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