Paris France-1939: Aerial View of Invalides and Sacré-Cœur Basilica

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationParis, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Paris France

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Aerial View of Invalides and Sacré-Cœur Basilica — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a sweeping aerial view of Paris, France, with the iconic dome of the Invalides prominently featured against a misty sky. The footage, shot from a high vantage point, shows the dense urban landscape of Paris with its characteristic rooftops and tree-lined avenues. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, subtle color shifts, and natural grain, evoking a nostalgic, historical atmosphere. The final frames shift to reveal the white domes of Sacré-Cœur Basilica on Montmartre, offering a panoramic perspective of the city's architectural grandeur. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123113200

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Paris, France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1930s Paris archive requests needing brief aerial or high-vantage landmark views for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The elevated city views, soft 8mm color, and 1939 metadata place the footage in late-1930s Paris, with Invalides and Sacre-Coeur visible in separate views.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot sightseeing perspective, holding distant landmarks through haze rather than staging people or street activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Invalides dome, dense Paris rooftops, tree-lined areas, distant haze, Sacre-Coeur on Montmartre, film borders, and gate shadows.
Film character: The scan shows soft focus, muted color shifts, visible grain, dust specks, and slight exposure variation typical of original small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short establishing insert, transition between Paris landmarks, or atmospheric memory beat for prewar European city material.
Historical context: The footage offers a distant urban panorama of Paris before modern skyline changes dominate the view, without showing identifiable people or street-level events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any landmark or property-use concerns should still be checked for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Paris 8mm aerial view, vintage Paris landmarks, Invalides home movie, Sacre-Coeur skyline, and prewar France footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Paris or France material, then with broader European landmark and prewar city-view footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing the Invalides dome from a high, hazy vantage point above dense rooftops. — The Invalides dome appears in a distant elevated view across Paris.

Elevated 1939 Paris view with the Invalides dome centered above rooftops and soft haze across the city. — A second distant view holds on the Invalides dome and surrounding urban fabric.

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing Sacre-Coeur on Montmartre through haze, with rooftops in the foreground. — Sacre-Coeur rises through haze in a distant Paris panorama.

Late-1930s Paris frame with Sacre-Coeur visible on Montmartre, softened by haze and small-gauge film texture. — The final frame settles on Sacre-Coeur above the Paris rooftops.

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