Washington-1939: Men Shoveling Dirt Into Cement Mixer Then People Run Across Field

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Washington

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Men Shoveling Dirt Into Cement Mixer Then People Run... — Clip Details

Washington 1939: Men in hats and work clothes shovel dirt into a cement mixer at a construction site, with one man operating the machine and others assisting. The grainy 8mm film captures the labor-intensive process under bright daylight, showing a brick building and vintage vehicles in the background. The scene shifts to a wide shot of people running across a field, possibly a community event or game, with old cars and houses visible in the distance. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life and manual labor.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127736704

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 1674 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: mt washington,quebec
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: Washington, 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 requests needing 1930s Washington home-movie footage of manual construction labor and a brief community field activity for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Visible clues include work hats, hand shovels, a wheeled cement mixer, brick industrial buildings, and parked period cars that support the late-1930s setting in the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, observing workers around machinery and then people running across an open field from a casual distance.
What appears in frame: The frames show men with shovels, a cement mixer, brick walls, utility poles, parked vintage cars, open ground, distant houses, and people running across a field.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows visible grain, soft focus, slight gate shadowing, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert for labor, public works, town life, or as a transition from worksite activity to outdoor community movement.
Historical context: The worksite footage reflects hand labor around small construction equipment, while the field shot suggests an informal outdoor gathering or activity without identifying the event.
Research note: People and possible vehicle or equipment markings are visible, so likeness and brand review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Washington 8mm construction workers, men shoveling cement mixer home movie, and 1930s people running across field footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Washington 1939 material, then with 1930s construction, manual labor, or community recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington 1939 home-movie frame showing men in hats and work clothes around shovels and a cement mixer beside brick buildings. — Workers gather around hand tools and a cement mixer at a bright outdoor construction site.

Washington 1939 frame with workers clustered around a wheeled cement mixer, hand tools, and brick industrial buildings. — Men handle tools and containers around the cement mixer during construction work.

Washington 1939 worksite frame showing a man bending near a barrel, another by the cement mixer, and street buildings beyond. — Workers continue around the mixer, with a barrel and nearby street visible behind them.

Washington 1939 home-movie frame showing people running across a field near parked cars, houses, and low hills. — A group runs across open ground while cars and small buildings line the background.

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