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1938: Oil Drilling Operations with Steel Derricks

1938: Oil Drilling Operations with Steel Derricks

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  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationLong Beach, California, United States
  • Duration15s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
  • Collection1938 California

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Oil Drilling Operations with Steel Derricks — Clip Details

1938 vintage 8mm home movie footage from Long Beach, California, capturing industrial oil drilling operations during the 1930s. The clip shows steel derricks, rigging equipment, and pumping towers across expansive oil fields, illustrating early 20th-century energy production. Workers operate machinery in a landscape transformed by industrial progress. This rare archival film offers a nostalgic glimpse into California's petroleum industry, showcasing the technology and scale of oil extraction during the Great Depression era. The footage reflects both the economic importance and environmental impact of oil development in Southern California.

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
15s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
60227387

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note
1938
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1938 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
Long Beach, 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
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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