Paris France-1947: A Massive Flood In A Landmark Place Water Almost Reaching The

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

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A Massive Flood In A Landmark Place Water Almost... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic flood in Paris, France. The grainy black-and-white footage shows turbulent water rushing beneath a stone bridge, with a statue partially submerged on a pedestal. The camera pans slightly, revealing the extent of the rising waters and the historic architecture under threat. The film's natural grain and dark borders evoke a powerful sense of archival urgency and historical documentation.

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: 123121353

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: 1940s Paris flood footage suited to documentary, museum, education, or news-history edits needing concise visual evidence of high water at a landmark bridge.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm view may show postwar-era Paris through stone bridge arches, sculptural bridge supports, river traffic absence, and high floodwater near historic masonry.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from across or beside the river, observing the swollen water and bridge details without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include fast-moving river water, stone bridge arches, a sculptural pedestal or statue support, dark film borders, and repeated contact-sheet frame divisions.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, dark gate edges, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or evidentiary cutaway for Paris flooding, river conditions, or historic urban vulnerability.
Historical context: The frames show floodwater pressing close to monumental bridge architecture, giving visual context for a city river scene under unusually high water conditions.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still verify copyright status and landmark or property considerations for their territory and use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1947 Paris flood 8mm, vintage home movie Seine flood, black-and-white Paris bridge high water, and 1940s France river flooding.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Paris 1947 material, then with other flood, river, bridge, or European postwar city footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris home-movie frame showing floodwater near a stone bridge, with a sculptural bridge support visible at the left. — Floodwater runs below a Paris bridge, close to a sculptural masonry support.

1947 Paris frame with floodwater across the foreground and stone bridge arches behind a central sculptural pier. — High water spreads across the river below the bridge arches.

1947 Paris home-movie frame showing churning floodwater below low stone bridge arches, with heavy film grain and gate edges. — Churning water passes in front of low bridge arches.

1947 Paris frame showing a stone bridge and sculptural pier above floodwater, framed by dark 8mm film borders. — Floodwater nearly reaches the lower portions of the bridge structure.

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