A pig rests in mud beside a wooden fence in a rural enclosure.
1936 · California, United States
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Rippling lake water fills the foreground below dry hills and scattered shoreline trees — California, 1936
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- 1936
- Location
- California, United States
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- Still 4 · 5.16s into the source clip
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1936 California lake view with rippled water, dry green-brown hills, and shoreline trees in color-tinted 8mm footage.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 5.16 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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The pig stays low in the puddle while the fence line frames the enclosure.
1936 · California, United States
Still image · $49
The view shifts past the fence toward water in a soft, vignetted frame.
1936 · California, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
California-1936: Pig Wallowing in Mud and Lake with Green Hills
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1936 California.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The wooden fencing, open dirt enclosure, and grainy 8mm handling may show a modest rural or recreational California setting in the mid-1930s.
Film character
The clip carries 8mm texture with heavy grain, gate edges, uneven exposure, soft focus, and a contact-print feel that signals original home-movie material.
Historical context
The footage places animal behavior and landscape together, offering visual context for everyday rural leisure or farm-adjacent observation in California.
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No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or location permissions should be checked separately.
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Yes. The source clip is “California-1936: Pig Wallowing in Mud and Lake with Green Hills”. Its page includes the video preview and the archive’s source and licensing information.