California-1939: Three Men Walking Through Field and Wooded Area

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

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Three Men Walking Through Field and Wooded Area — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures three men walking across a dry, open field in California. Dressed in period attire with hats and light shirts, they move through the landscape before entering a wooded area. The grainy black-and-white footage shows them crouching and examining something on the ground, suggesting a moment of discovery or shared focus. The natural, unscripted movement and film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127571117

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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 brief home-movie footage of men moving through rural field and brush for documentary, education, or memory-sequence edits.
Period detail: The men’s brimmed hats, suspenders, light shirts, and dark trousers may show late-1930s casual outdoor dress in a dry California landscape.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the way three men walk, pause, crouch, and look toward the ground together as if sharing a small discovery.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adult men, hats, suspenders, dry grass, open field, brushy trees, a shaded path, and a crouched inspection moment.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white image has pronounced grain, soft focus, flicker, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or reflective cutaway for rural travel, family memory, fieldwork, or an outdoor discovery beat.
Historical context: The footage suggests informal male outdoor activity in California, but the frames do not identify the purpose of the outing or the exact place shown.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, private property, or music are apparent, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 California home movie, 8mm men walking in field, 1930s rural outdoor footage, and men examining ground in woods.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1939 California rural footage, then with home movies of outdoor walking or field observation.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three adult men walk through a dry California field in 1939 home-movie footage, dressed in hats, light shirts, and trousers. — Three men cross an open field, filmed from behind.

Two men in hats follow another man into a brushy wooded area in 1939 California 8mm footage. — The group moves from open ground into brush.

Men continue along a shaded brush-lined path, with soft grain and handheld framing typical of 8mm home movies. — The men continue through the wooded path.

Three men in period outdoor clothing crouch in a wooded area, appearing to examine something on the ground together. — The group crouches and focuses on something near the ground.

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