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California-1939: Workers Loading Grain Into Train Carts And The Train Leaves

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 California
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Workers Loading Grain Into Train Carts And The Train Leaves — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures workers loading grain into train carts at a California rail yard. The grainy black-and-white footage shows men in period work clothes handling sacks and shoveling grain onto flatcars. The scene transitions to a steam locomotive pulling passenger cars along the tracks, viewed through a window frame. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and natural motion blur, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century labor and transportation.

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
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127571053

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

  • train
  • men
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  • workers
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  • moving train
  • leaving train
  • grain
  • carts
  • leaves
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  • 1939
  • 1939 California train footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • grain loading workers
  • steam locomotive 1939
  • railroad workers
  • archival train footage
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  • vintage Super 8 film
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  • grain transport
  • railroad history
  • old film footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • classic American rail
  • historical transportation
  • 1930s labor
  • black and white film
  • vintage Americana
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic train scenes

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s California rail footage for productions needing a brief archival insert of train travel, station activity, or home-movie transportation views.

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