Paris France-1939: Society On A Normal Day With People Riding Bikes And Others

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

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Society On A Normal Day With People Riding Bikes And Others — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage footage captures a bustling day in Paris, France. The iconic Place de la Concorde is alive with activity as people ride bicycles and drive classic automobiles. The scene features the grand neoclassical architecture of the Louvre and the towering Obelisk of Luxor, with pedestrians and cyclists moving through the sun-drenched square. The film's natural grain and slightly faded color palette evoke a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-20th century urban life.

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: 123116611

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: 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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Paris city-life requests needing brief home-movie evidence of traffic, cyclists, pedestrians, and landmark architecture in a public square.
Period detail: The clip shows prewar-era clothing, bicycles, dark-bodied automobiles, and the Obelisk of Luxor at Place de la Concorde, with a neoclassical church facade also visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is a visitor-shot street view, with cyclists and cars crossing the frame in ordinary public movement rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the obelisk, broad square, neoclassical facades, cyclists, pedestrians, period automobiles, a church portico, and soft trees at frame edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that preserve the texture of a physical home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for Paris street life before the Second World War.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for everyday mobility and public space in Paris in 1939 without making claims about specific events beyond the dated city setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and personality rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Paris home movie, Place de la Concorde traffic, 8mm Paris cyclists, prewar France street scene, and vintage Paris automobiles.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Paris or Place de la Concorde clips, then broader prewar European city-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie view of Place de la Concorde, with the Obelisk of Luxor, cyclists, pedestrians, and period cars in motion. — Cyclists and automobiles move across Place de la Concorde beneath the obelisk.

Paris landmark facade, likely La Madeleine, seen in soft 8mm color with tall columns, pediment sculpture, and trees at the edge. — Columned church facade fills the frame in a brief landmark cutaway.

1939 Paris street scene with two cyclists near the foreground, period cars behind them, and the obelisk rising in Place de la Concorde. — Foreground cyclists pass through the square as cars travel behind them.

Paris, France, 1939: cyclists cross the foreground at Place de la Concorde while automobiles and pedestrians move through the square. — Bicycles, cars, and pedestrians share the open square around the obelisk.

Visually Similar Clips