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1949: Manual Hand Stacking of Wood Boards at Lumber Mill

1949: Manual Hand Stacking of Wood Boards at Lumber Mill

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  • Year1949
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationTitusville, Pennsylvannia, United States
  • Duration30s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD

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Manual Hand Stacking of Wood Boards at Lumber Mill — Clip Details

1949: Manual hand stacking of wood boards at a lumber mill in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Workers laboriously stack freshly processed lumber by hand, showcasing the physical demands of mid-20th century industrial labor. This vintage 8mm home movie captures authentic, unscripted factory work during the post-war era, offering a rare glimpse into everyday manual labor and industrial processes of the 1940s. The grainy, authentic film quality enhances its nostalgic and documentary value, making it ideal for historical, educational, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
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License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
30s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
58486366

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1659 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1949
Reel-level location note
pittsburg,titusville,penn
Date
1949 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
Titusville, Pennsylvannia, 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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