San Francisco California-1952: Cable Car on Powell & Mason Street

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

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Cable Car on Powell & Mason Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage footage captures a classic San Francisco cable car, number 501, navigating a city street. A woman in a red plaid jacket and dark skirt stands in the foreground, watching the cable car pass. Other pedestrians, including a man in a light shirt and dark pants, are visible near the tracks. The cable car features advertisements and the route sign 'POWELL & MASON ST.' The scene is bathed in natural daylight, showcasing the city's iconic transportation and mid-century urban life with authentic film grain and color.

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: 123341703

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s San Francisco urban transit requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie views of a Powell & Mason cable car with street pedestrians.
Period detail: The cable car styling, route sign, mid-century clothing, street rails and color 8mm stock support the 1952 San Francisco setting provided in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has a visitor-shot feel, with a woman in a red plaid jacket standing in the foreground as the camera watches the cable car pass rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cable car 501, Powell & Mason route signage, streetcar rails, pedestrians, overhead wires, storefront or wall signage, and bright city daylight.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild exposure variation and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, transition, transit cutaway or memory beat for mid-century San Francisco street life.
Historical context: The clip shows public transit and pedestrian activity on a San Francisco street, with clothing and vehicles suggesting everyday urban life in the early 1950s.
Research note: People and commercial signage are visible, so likeness, trademark and location context should be reviewed separately from any copyright licensing of the footage.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1952 San Francisco cable car footage, Powell and Mason streetcar 8mm, vintage public transit home movie, and mid-century California street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1952 San Francisco street views, then broader vintage cable car or urban transit footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 San Francisco street view with cable car 501 passing as a woman in a red plaid jacket watches from the foreground. — Cable car 501 moves through the frame while a foreground pedestrian watches from the street.

San Francisco Powell & Mason cable car turns on street rails as a foreground woman and nearby pedestrian remain visible. — The cable car rounds the track with pedestrians standing close to the roadway.

1952 San Francisco cable car front is centered while pedestrians stand near the rails and a woman in red plaid is seen from behind. — Pedestrians gather near the tracks as the cable car approaches the camera position.

San Francisco cable car travels away along curved rails, with a woman in a red plaid jacket at the edge of the frame. — The cable car continues down the curved track as the foreground pedestrian shifts to the side.

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