California-1939: Two Men Sharing A Drink From A Jug In Front Of A Wood Building

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

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Two Men Sharing A Drink From A Jug In Front Of A Wood... — Clip Details

CALIFORNIA-1939: Two blue-collar men in hats share a drink from a jug in front of a wooden building. One man holds the jug to his mouth while the other watches and smiles, capturing a moment of camaraderie and relaxation. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features natural grain, soft focus, and a nostalgic black-and-white aesthetic typical of home movies from the late 1930s. The men wear work clothes and suspenders, embodying a classic American working-class lifestyle. This authentic archival clip offers a candid glimpse into everyday life during the era, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127570919

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

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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 archive requests needing a brief home-movie moment of working men sharing a drink in an informal outdoor setting.
Period detail: The hats, suspenders, work shirts, wooden siding, and handled jug support a late-1930s rural or blue-collar setting, as dated by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as the men pass the jug, watch each other, and smile with relaxed familiarity in front of the building.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, brimmed hats, suspenders, work shirts, a large jug, wooden plank siding, a doorway or dark opening, and soft 8mm framing.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm image shows visible grain, soft focus, uneven edge vignetting, and slight handheld variation typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, social cutaway, or memory beat for everyday leisure, labor culture, or male friendship in a 1930s setting.
Historical context: The clip gives visual context for informal social life among working-age men without establishing occupation, exact town, or the contents of the jug.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no brands or audible music are apparent and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 California 8mm home movie, men sharing a jug, blue-collar men relaxing, and vintage work clothes outside wood building.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other California 1939 home movies, then broader 1930s everyday labor or social-drinking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 California home-movie footage, two adult men in work clothes stand outside a wood building while one raises a jug to his mouth. — One man drinks from a jug while another man in a hat watches from beside a doorway.

The men pause together outside the wooden building, with one holding the jug and the other looking on in work clothes and a cap. — The jug has passed between the men during a quiet moment outside the wood structure.

In the final frame, one man holds the jug close while his companion stands beside him near the doorway of the wooden building. — One man holds the large jug as the other stands nearby, framed by wood siding and a dark doorway.

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