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San Francisco California-1937: People Walking in Park near Fountain

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  • Year1937
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1937 · San Francisco, California, United States
  • StatusDirect License

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People Walking in Park near Fountain — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a group of people strolling through a sun-drenched urban park in San Francisco. The black-and-white footage shows individuals in period attire—women in dresses and hats, men in suits—walking past a large fountain and a prominent monument. The scene exudes mid-20th century Americana, with classic architecture and lush greenery in the background. The grainy texture and slight motion blur reflect authentic Super 8 film quality, offering a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life during the 1930s.

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
124760189

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1937 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
San Francisco, California, United States 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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Topics & Keywords

  • people
  • walking
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  • fountain
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  • SAN francisco california
  • 1937
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  • vintage 8mm film
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  • people walking
  • fountain scene
  • historic park
  • black and white film
  • period clothing
  • 1930s Americana
  • archival footage
  • classic film
  • old film
  • nostalgic clip
  • public space
  • monument
  • street scene
  • family outing
  • urban life
  • documentary footage
  • retro film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s San Francisco urban-park b-roll in documentaries, museum media, education programs, or period atmosphere edits.
Period detail
Visible clothing, hats, formal coats, and black-and-white 8mm handling support a late-1930s visitor scene in a landscaped city park.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has the casual value of a home-movie walk-through, with people moving toward the camera near fountains and a monument.
What appears in frame
Frames show pedestrians, hats and dresses, a fountain basin, landscaped lawns, trees, flagpoles, a tall monument, and distant civic-style buildings.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture through soft focus, visible grain, light exposure variation, gate edges, and brief handheld blur.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, memory beat, park-life cutaway, or transition into a San Francisco travel sequence.
Historical context
The scene reflects public leisure and visitor movement in a landscaped San Francisco park, without enough visual evidence to name the exact site.
Research note
People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1937 San Francisco park footage, 1930s people walking by fountain, vintage 8mm urban monument, and home-movie city travel scenes.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other San Francisco 1937 material, then broader 1930s park, fountain, monument, and pedestrian footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco home-movie frame showing pedestrians in period dress near a fountain and trees.

Pedestrians pass a fountain and landscaped lawn in a San Francisco park.

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1937 San Francisco park visitors walk past a fountain, with flags, trees, and distant buildings behind them.

Visitors in hats and light clothing walk beside a park fountain.

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1937 San Francisco home-movie frame with a tall park monument or spire rising against a bright sky.

A tall monument or spire appears in a brief upward-looking park view.

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1937 San Francisco park view with trees, a fountain basin, walkways, and small figures in the distance.

Trees and walkways frame a fountain basin in the park landscape.

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