Paris France-1939: Man Walks Across Pavement Near Large Inactive Fountain And

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

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Man Walks Across Pavement Near Large Inactive Fountain And — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage footage captures a serene park scene in Paris, France. A large, multi-tiered fountain with a central statue stands inactive in a circular basin, surrounded by neatly trimmed bushes and paved walkways. People stroll leisurely through the garden, with a man walking across the foreground pavement. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly faded quality, evoking a nostalgic, archival atmosphere 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: 123117714

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Paris park or garden atmosphere in documentary, museum, education, or period-context edits needing real 8mm travel footage.
Period detail: The formal fountain, clipped shrubs, paved paths, and distant strolling visitors may show a prewar Paris public garden setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing a public fountain from a slightly elevated position as passersby cross the foreground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a multi-tiered inactive fountain, circular basin, paved walkways, low shrubs, garden beds, distant visitors, and a foreground pedestrian.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, frame-edge darkness, and light handheld instability typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Paris establishing cutaway, reflective transition, travel-memory beat, or quiet insert between urban life scenes.
Historical context: The scene records ordinary public leisure around a formal Paris garden fountain without making specific claims about events or named landmarks.
Research note: People are visible but not individually identifiable in detail; copyright, likeness, location, and archival source rights should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Paris 8mm fountain, prewar France park footage, vintage Paris garden visitors, and home movie public fountain.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Paris garden shots, then other 1939 Paris exteriors, then broader 1930s European park and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing an inactive formal fountain, circular basin, trimmed shrubs, paths, and a foreground pedestrian. — A formal garden fountain sits inactive as visitors move through the surrounding paths.

1939 Paris frame with the fountain centered, formal garden paths behind it, clipped shrubs, distant visitors, and a man crossing the foreground. — The camera holds on the fountain while a pedestrian passes across the foreground pavement.

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing the fountain shifted right, basin water in front, formal paths, shrubs, and a person at the lower edge. — The fountain and basin are seen from above as visitors remain small in the background.

1939 Paris frame showing the fountain partly cropped at right, circular basin, garden paths, distant walkers, shrubs, and a foreground passerby. — The fountain moves toward the edge of frame as the garden paths and passing visitors remain visible.

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