Paris France-1939: Tree-Lined Avenue to Classical Building and Pool

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

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Tree-Lined Avenue to Classical Building and Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage clip captures a sun-drenched promenade in Paris, France. A wide, tree-lined avenue leads toward a grand classical building under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The warm, slightly faded colors and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, timeless atmosphere. The final frame shifts to a view of a swimming pool area with a chain-link fence and lamppost, suggesting a leisurely day in a public park. This archival footage offers a glimpse into mid-20th century Parisian life and leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123116181

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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

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: Useful for 1930s Paris travel, leisure, or public-park sequences needing authentic 8mm visitor footage with a brief poolside cutaway.
Period detail: The formal promenade, classical building, lampposts, and warm 8mm color may show prewar public leisure architecture and park design in Paris.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering down a tree-lined walk before turning to a nearby pool area rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad sandy promenade, dense rows of trees, a distant classical building, blue sky, scattered clouds, a pool, fencing, and lampposts.
Film character: Soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld drift give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a Paris establishing insert, a leisure cutaway, a transition from park walking to poolside recreation, or a memory beat.
Historical context: The footage visually places public strolling and recreation within a formal Paris park setting without documenting a specific event.
Research note: People appear small and indistinct, so likeness review may still be needed; no visible brands are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from privacy or property review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Paris 8mm park promenade, prewar France home movie, tree-lined walk, classical building, and public swimming pool footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Paris park or pool footage, then broader 1930s European leisure and travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris 8mm frame showing a broad park walk lined with trees and a distant classical building in soft color. — A wide promenade runs between shaded trees toward a distant classical building.

1939 Paris park view with a sunlit avenue, shaded tree rows, small distant visitors, and a classical building ahead. — Small visitors appear near the end of a long, sunlit park avenue.

Soft 8mm frame of a Paris park promenade in 1939, with deep tree shade and a pale building at the end. — The walkway narrows in perspective beneath heavy tree shade toward the far building.

1939 Paris park poolside view with chain-link fencing, lampposts, trees, and small visitors around the water. — The final view shifts from the promenade to a fenced swimming pool area.

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