Paris France-1947: Man in Coat Walking Past Optician's Shop

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationParis, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Paris France

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Man in Coat Walking Past Optician's Shop — Clip Details

PARIS FRANCE-1947: A man in a dark overcoat and hat walks past the storefront of 'les frères lissac', an optician and lens maker, in a quiet Parisian street. The black-and-white 8mm footage captures the man pausing to look at the display windows, which showcase various goods. The shot is framed with the characteristic vignette and grain of vintage home movie film, offering a candid glimpse into mid-century French daily life and commercial architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 123118643

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: Yes
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: 1947 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 1940s Paris street-life requests needing an exterior retail storefront insert or commercial-district cutaway.
Period detail: The optician's facade, French signage, window displays, dark overcoat and hat support a mid-century Paris setting consistent with the 1947 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The passerby pauses at the display window in an unstaged street moment, giving the clip quiet observational value.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Les Freres Lissac sign, optician and lens-maker wording, display cases, glass doors, curtains, sidewalk, and a man in a dark coat.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, gate edges, contact-sheet framing, grain, and slight exposure variation typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief street insert, retail cutaway, transition beat, or visual memory of postwar Paris daily commerce.
Historical context: The clip documents a public-facing optician's storefront and window-shopping behavior without proving broader claims about Paris business conditions.
Research note: A visible person and brand signage require likeness, trademark, and contextual review separate from any copyright assessment of the footage.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s Paris optician storefront, French shop window, man looking at display, black-and-white 8mm street footage, and Les Freres Lissac exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 Paris exteriors, then related retail storefront and window-shopping footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris street view of a man in a dark overcoat facing the Les Freres Lissac optician window. — A passerby pauses at the Les Freres Lissac optician display window.

The man remains near the Paris optician display, with the shop name and glass-fronted facade visible. — The storefront sign and display cases frame a quiet window-shopping moment.

Rear view of the passerby at the Les Freres Lissac optician window in Paris, with display cases and signage visible. — A rear view shows the man studying the optician's window display.

The final frame shows the man near the right display area of the Paris optician storefront, with signage and facade details visible. — The man shifts along the display window outside the optician's shop.

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