Paris France-1947: Statue On The Waves

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

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Statue On The Waves — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this grainy black and white home movie captures a weathered stone statue standing on a pedestal near the water's edge. The figure, possibly a soldier or historical figure in period attire, is framed by a wooden structure and a stone wall, with the ocean and waves visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—soft focus, natural grain, and subtle camera shake—evoking a sense of historical nostalgia and quiet contemplation. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of a Parisian landmark, likely a war memorial, in the immediate post-war era.

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: 123121338

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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 archive requests needing a brief black-and-white landmark or waterside statue cutaway for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail: The stone figure, rough wall, timber elements, and 8mm monochrome handling may show a postwar visitor view of a weathered monument near water.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a visitor pausing on a static detail, with the camera holding low on the statue base and nearby waves rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a stone statue base, draped carved figure, plank-like structure, stone wall, water surface, wave texture, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight contact-sheet blur give the short view a clear original 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, establishing cutaway, reflective transition, or memory beat around Paris, monuments, water, or postwar travel.
Historical context: The clip records a close visitor perspective on a waterside stone monument, offering visual context without enough detail to identify the exact landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but landmark identity and copyright or property considerations should be reviewed separately from likeness issues.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 Paris 8mm statue footage, black-and-white waterside monument, postwar home movie landmark, and waves near stone memorial.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Paris 1947 material, then broader 1940s monument, waterfront, and travel-home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris home-movie frame showing a weathered stone statue base, rough wall, timber elements, and water in the foreground. — A close view of a stone monument beside moving water.

Black-and-white 8mm view of a weathered waterside statue in Paris, with planks, stonework, and waves visible below. — The statue remains fixed as the water moves across the foreground.

A low 1947 8mm frame holds on a stone figure near water, with wall texture, timber pieces, and heavy film borders visible. — A low visitor-shot angle emphasizes the monument base and waterline.

Soft, grainy 8mm frame from 1947 Paris showing the same waterside stone monument with waves moving in front. — The final frame keeps the monument in view as waves pass across the foreground.

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