Paris France-1939: Stone Obelisk and Arc De Triomphe at Dusk

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

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Stone Obelisk and Arc De Triomphe at Dusk — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a twilight view of Paris, France. The clip opens on a stone obelisk standing tall against a dusky purple sky, framed by trees and early 20th-century automobiles with glowing headlights. The scene transitions to a wide-angle view down a tree-lined boulevard, leading the eye toward the Arc de Triomphe in the distance. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1930s street scene offers a rare glimpse of Parisian life and architecture during the pre-war era.

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: 123116749

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

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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 home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about pre-war travel, European city streets, or landmark views at dusk.
Period detail: Visible clues include older automobiles, tree-lined boulevards, the stone obelisk, and a distant triumphal arch, consistent with the supplied 1939 Paris metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on recognizable Paris landmarks from street level rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: The frames show a stone obelisk, dark tree canopies, street traffic, glowing headlights, a broad boulevard, and a distant arch.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, purple color shift, soft focus, exposure fluctuation, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, travel-memory beat, or transition between Paris landmarks and street-life material.
Historical context: The footage visually places monumental Paris architecture within everyday street traffic shortly before wartime Europe, without identifying specific people.
Research note: People may be present in the street scene, though faces are not readable here; copyright, likeness, location, and property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Paris 8mm home movie, pre-war Paris street scene, Paris obelisk at dusk, and Arc de Triomphe boulevard view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Paris 1939 travel footage, then broader 1930s European landmark and boulevard scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing a stone obelisk beyond dark trees, with older cars and headlights in the foreground. — Twilight view toward a Paris obelisk with traffic passing below.

Paris landmark view from 1939 footage, with the obelisk centered beyond cars, trees, and a purple dusk sky. — Obelisk centered in a tree-framed Paris street scene.

Underexposed 1939 Paris street frame with an obelisk rising behind traffic and trees at dusk. — Darkened street-level view of the Paris obelisk and passing cars.

1939 Paris home-movie frame looking down a broad tree-lined boulevard toward a distant triumphal arch, with cars on the roadway. — Tree-lined Paris boulevard leading toward a distant arch.

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