San Francisco California-1952: A Trolley Turning Around In The Middle Of The Street

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 San Francisco California

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A Trolley Turning Around In The Middle Of The Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage clip captures a classic San Francisco cable car, number 501, turning on a city street. A woman in a red plaid coat stands in the foreground, watching as the green and cream trolley navigates the turn. A conductor in uniform stands at the front, and another woman in a long coat walks nearby. The scene is set against a backdrop of period storefronts, including a Fischmann's sign, with visible overhead wires and street poles. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color fading, offering authentic mid-century urban life.

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: 123341683

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: miss universe
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1952 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: San Francisco, California, United States 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s San Francisco urban transportation sequences, especially documentary inserts showing a cable car or trolley turning in street traffic.
Period detail: The cable car, period coats, overhead wires, street poles, painted street curves, and storefront signage support a mid-century city-street setting.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a visitor or street observer pausing to watch the car turn while pedestrians continue moving around the intersection.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green and cream cable car, a woman in a red plaid coat, a uniformed transit worker, pedestrians, street rails, poles, overhead wires, and storefront signs.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a mid-century home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for San Francisco street life, transit history, or urban travel memory beats.
Historical context: The clip shows public street activity around a cable car turn, with pedestrians close to the tracks and commercial signage in the background.
Research note: People and storefront branding are visible, so users should review likeness, trademark, and location context separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 San Francisco cable car footage, 1950s trolley street scene, 8mm urban transportation, and vintage home-movie transit.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 San Francisco clips, then broader vintage streetcar or urban transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 San Francisco street view with a green and cream cable car turning while a woman in a red plaid coat watches. — A cable car begins a turn as pedestrians stand near the tracks.

The cable car moves through the street turn while pedestrians and overhead wires frame the 1952 San Francisco scene. — The car advances through the curve with onlookers nearby.

A side view of the 1952 San Francisco cable car fills the frame as a woman in a red plaid coat watches from the street. — The cable car side passes close across the frame.

The green and cream cable car completes more of its turn on a San Francisco street, with pedestrians and storefront signage behind it. — Pedestrians remain near the curb as the car finishes the turn.

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