California-1939: People Riding Brown Horses In Parade On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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People Riding Brown Horses In Parade On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

A vibrant 1939 8mm home movie captures a sunny parade in California, featuring riders on brown horses moving through a small town. Men in hats and casual attire ride the horses past storefronts, including one with a John Deere sign. The footage shows a mix of motion and stillness, with a vintage car and a green banner visible in the background. The warm color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127571257

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: Yes
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: 1930s California parade footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing small-town public celebration, horseback riders, and street-life atmosphere.
Period detail: Visible period clues include horse riders, brimmed hats, striped storefront awnings, an older sedan, and commercial signage including a John Deere implements sign.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie feel, with the camera following parade movement from the sidewalk as riders and bystanders pass through frame.
What appears in frame: The frames show horseback riders, town storefronts, awnings, a John Deere sign, a vintage car, bystanders, and a green parade structure or banner.
Film character: Color 8mm texture shows soft focus, warm exposure, gate edges, grain, and handheld motion that preserve the physical-film character of the original reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for public parades, rural commerce, horseback culture, or prewar California town life.
Historical context: The footage visually places a community parade alongside agricultural retail signage and period street traffic, without identifying the specific town or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and brand signage appears, so likeness, trademark, and location identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 California parade home movie, 8mm horseback parade, small-town storefronts, John Deere sign street scene, and prewar Americana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel parade shots, then other 1939 California street scenes, then broader horseback parade or small-town celebration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 California parade frame showing a rider on horseback moving past striped storefront awnings and a John Deere implements sign. — Horseback rider passes commercial storefronts during a sunny parade.

1939 California parade view of riders on brown horses passing a storefront awning, with faces and commercial signage partly visible. — Riders on horseback move past a storefront awning in the parade route.

1939 California street scene with an older sedan parked near storefront awnings as bystanders watch the parade. — Bystanders gather near a vintage sedan along the parade route.

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