As the camera drifts right, a two-storey building appears beside the truck's open rear doors.
1950 · California, United States
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The moving truck parked side-on, its red-lettered panel and map logo facing the camera, circa 1950 — California, 1950
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- 1950
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- California, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.37s into the source clip
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Circa 1950 8mm frame, probably Southern California: moving truck lettered Pan American Van and Storage Co. with a man in a white shirt at the open rear door.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.37 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Two movers at the rear of the truck, with the company name readable along the side.
1950 · California, United States
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The end of the shot, still held on the lettered side panel under utility poles and a flat sky.
1950 · California, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
California-1950: Moving Truck With Pan American Van and Storage Co. Sign and Movers
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The rounded truck body, red painted lettering on a white panel, a US-map logo and wooden utility poles suggest the years around 1950, and the smaller script may show a slogan and telephone number.
Film character
Colour 8mm with a violet cast, dense shadows, soft focus, visible grain and dust specks, held by hand with a slow drift to the right.
Historical context
It shows a commercial mover at work on a residential street, the kind of scene that accompanied a household changing homes in mid-century America.
Research note
The company name and logo are prominent and two people are visible though not clearly identifiable; copyright in the film is separate from any trademark, likeness or property permissions.
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