France-1945: January 1946 Is The Date On The Sign The Parsons Is Writing Out

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationFrance
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 France

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January 1946 Is The Date On The Sign The Parsons Is... — Clip Details

FRANCE-1945: A close-up of hands writing on a brown card with a pencil, dated January 1946. The scene captures a personal moment from a vintage 8mm home movie, with warm, faded colors and visible film grain. The card rests on a patterned tablecloth, surrounded by a cigarette and a small container, evoking mid-20th century domestic life. The handwritten note reads 'January 1946 This trip takes us to,' suggesting a family journey. The footage shows natural wear, including scratches and dust, characteristic of archival Super 8 film.

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: 123139026

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

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 1723 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1945
Reel-level location note: france,bordeux,versailles
Date: 1945 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s France home-movie requests needing a dated travel-title insert, personal archive context, or a handwritten documentary transition.
Period detail: The handwritten card reads January 1946 and may show a postwar travel title being prepared on a domestic tabletop in France.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal act of making a title card by hand, with only hands visible as the writer composes the next section of a home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a brown card, handwritten black lettering, a pencil in use, adult hands, a patterned tablecloth, a cigarette, a small container, and table edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm faded color, heavy grain, gate edges, dust, soft focus, and uneven exposure that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, chapter title, memory beat, or transition into travel footage connected to France and early 1946.
Historical context: The scene suggests private home-movie authorship and family travel documentation without identifying the writer or confirming the trip shown after the card.
Research note: Hands and private domestic property are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Search matches include 1940s France home movie title card, January 1946 handwritten travel sign, 8mm family trip insert, and vintage writing close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other France 1945 or January 1946 material, then broader handwritten title-card or travel-memory clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

A mostly obscured 8mm frame shows dark gate edges and a pale, grainy area before the handwritten card appears. — Obscured opening frame with visible film grain and gate edge.

In France-related 1940s home-movie footage, adult hands write a January 1946 title card on a patterned tablecloth. — Hands begin writing a January 1946 travel title card.

Adult hands steady a brown card with partially written text, including January and trip wording, on a domestic tabletop. — The handwritten travel card is held in place as the text develops.

A hand continues lettering a January 1946 travel-title card, with tabletop objects and patterned cloth visible around it. — The card reads as a home-movie trip title dated January 1946.

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