Paris France-1939: People Stroll Past A Water Fountain With A Pool And Statues

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

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People Stroll Past A Water Fountain With A Pool And Statues — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage clip captures a sun-drenched view of a grand Parisian palace with classical architecture, featuring arched windows, columns, and a large reflecting pool. Visitors stroll along the water's edge near ornate statues and fountains, their figures slightly blurred by the film's motion and age. The warm, faded color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a glimpse into mid-20th century Parisian life and landmark tourism.

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: 123117632

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Paris travel, landmark tourism, and prewar European city-life sequences needing brief archival exterior atmosphere.
Period detail: The clip shows visitors in dark coats near a formal pool and classical palace facade, with 8mm color and dress consistent with the supplied 1939 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor-shot framing lingers from across the water as people stroll, pause, and gather casually along the edge of the pool.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a reflecting pool, stone coping, ornate fountain sculpture, arched windows, columns, palace facade, walkway, and small groups of visitors.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, warm faded color, visible grain, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Paris landmark insert, travel transition, exterior cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers a public leisure view of Paris visitors moving through a formal architectural setting before later wartime changes implied by the 1939 date.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, property, and location permissions remain separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Paris home movie, 8mm Paris fountain, prewar France palace exterior, tourists by reflecting pool, and Paris architecture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Paris 1939 exteriors, then broader 1930s European landmark and tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie view of a formal pool, ornate sculpture, and classical palace facade with visitors in the distance. — Visitors move beside a formal pool in front of a grand Parisian facade.

Supplied 1939 Paris footage shows small groups near a reflecting pool and arched palace windows in warm faded color. — Small groups of visitors pass the pool below arched windows and columns.

Wide 8mm view across a formal Paris pool toward a palace facade, with visitors strolling and pausing along the walkway. — A broad pool foregrounds the palace facade as visitors move along the far side.

Soft-focus 1939 Paris frame with a reflecting pool, classical facade, and distant visitors near the water's edge. — Distant visitors stand and walk along the pool in front of the classical building.

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