Paris France-1947: Statue Base On Water With Gentle Waves

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

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Statue Base On Water With Gentle Waves — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment in Paris, France. The camera focuses on the base of a large stone statue standing beside a waterway, with gentle waves lapping at the edge. A curved, slatted structure—possibly a bridge or walkway—arches over the water in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene is still and contemplative, offering a glimpse of mid-century urban life and public art.

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: 123121346

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 Paris documentary edits needing a quiet waterline cutaway with public sculpture and urban architectural detail.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century Paris public art beside a waterway, with a curved slatted structure visible behind the statue base.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on a small architectural detail rather than staging an event or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippling water, a stone statue base, carved figures, a curved slatted structure, dark film-gate edges, and soft architectural shadows.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and gate-edge framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or reflective memory beat within a Paris, waterway, sculpture, or travel sequence.
Historical context: The view records a quiet urban waterside detail in postwar-era Paris without showing crowds, vehicles, signage, or identifiable activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but sculpture, architecture, copyright, and property-status questions may still require review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1947 Paris 8mm waterway statue, vintage France home movie public sculpture, and 1940s Paris riverside cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with 1947 Paris material, and then with water, bridge, sculpture, or travel cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris 8mm frame showing a stone statue base near rippling water and a curved slatted structure in the background. — Statue base and waterline detail, framed through the soft edges of the 8mm scan.

1947 Paris waterside view with gentle waves below a carved stone statue base and curved architectural element. — Water ripples beneath the edge of a public sculpture and curved structure.

1947 Paris 8mm frame with a partial carved figure, stone base, water below, and visible film-gate edges. — A closer held view of the statue base and waterside edge.

Final 1947 Paris frame holding on the statue base, water surface, and curved slatted structure behind it. — The shot remains fixed on the public sculpture base and moving water.

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