Paris France-1939: National Swiss Flag Flying At The Embassy

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

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National Swiss Flag Flying At The Embassy — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage footage captures the Swiss national flag flying at an embassy in Paris, France. The clip features a grand domed building with classical columns and ornate detailing, set against a partly cloudy sky. The red and white flag flutters in the breeze, with trees and architectural elements framing the scene. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic vignette of home movie footage, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century Parisian diplomacy and architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123114171

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Paris diplomatic exterior footage for editors needing a short archival cutaway of a national flag and embassy architecture.
Period detail: The frames show a Swiss flag before an ornate domed and columned building, with the 1939 Paris setting supported by supplied clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the flag and facade from street level as the flag moves in the breeze.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the red Swiss flag, flagpole, domed roof, arched facade, classical columns, trees, sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, magenta color shift, vignetting, and slight handheld framing typical of home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, diplomatic cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into 1930s Paris material.
Historical context: The scene presents a public-facing diplomatic exterior in Paris, showing national identity through the flag and formal architecture without visible people.
Research note: No people are visible, but the national flag and identifiable exterior architecture may require contextual rights and location review separate from copyright.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Paris Swiss flag, 8mm embassy exterior, 1930s diplomatic building, and vintage home movie flag footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Paris exterior shots, then broader embassy, flag, architecture, or European travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris footage frame showing a Swiss flag before an ornate domed building with arched facade, trees, and film gate edges. — Swiss flag flying before a domed Paris building facade.

1939 Paris frame with the Swiss flag centered near a flagpole, an ornate dome behind it, trees below, and soft 8mm color. — Flag and embassy-like facade framed by trees and 8mm film edges.

1939 Paris frame showing the Swiss flag in breeze before classical columns, an arched section, domed roof, and dark foreground trees. — Swiss flag crossing the view of columns and a domed roof.

1939 Paris frame with a closer Swiss flag beside the flagpole, classical columns, domed architecture, trees, and a strip of lawn. — Closer view of the Swiss flag against the columned building exterior.

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