Web preview · 144px highA low-angle 8mm frame shows the person on the high platform in Sacramento, with railings cutting across the body and a covered object behind.
Low-angle view of a person on an elevated platform beneath a bright sky.

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Low-angle view of a person on an elevated platform beneath a bright sky — Sacramento, California, 1937

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Catalog year
1937
Location
Sacramento, California, United States
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Still 3 · 3.72s into the source clip
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A low-angle 8mm frame shows the person on the high platform in Sacramento, with railings cutting across the body and a covered object behind.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.72 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Sacramento California-1937: Man Working on High Platform

Sacramento California-1937: Man Working on High Platform

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

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Period detail

The frames show period color film, a simple elevated platform, a brimmed hat, light clothing, and a large covered object, all consistent with the supplied 1937 Sacramento metadata.

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The clip has saturated blue color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that preserve the texture of scanned 8mm physical film.

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