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California-1939: Old Timers Farming In The Gold Old Days In The United States

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 California
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Old Timers Farming In The Gold Old Days In The United States — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures old-timers operating early tractors and farm equipment in a dusty California field. Farmers in period workwear guide the machines across the open land, kicking up clouds of dust under a bright sky. The grainy black-and-white footage, with visible film scratches and edge damage, evokes a nostalgic, historic atmosphere of rural American agriculture during the Great Depression era.

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
127570650

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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Topics & Keywords

  • tilling
  • farming
  • old school
  • black and white
  • farmers
  • timers
  • gold
  • days
  • united
  • states
  • industrial
  • california
  • 1939
  • 1939 farming
  • California farm
  • old-timers
  • vintage 8mm film
  • black and white farm footage
  • historic agriculture
  • early tractors
  • rural America
  • Great Depression farming
  • dust clouds
  • period farm equipment
  • 8mm home movie
  • archival footage
  • agricultural history
  • old school farming
  • vintage farming
  • 1930s farm life
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • nostalgic farm scene

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s California agriculture sequences needing real 8mm home-movie views of old-timer farmers and early field machinery at work.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dusty field machinery with several people visible under a bright sky.

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