San Francisco California-1937: People Walking In A Park Near A Fountain And Monument

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 San Francisco California

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People Walking In A Park Near A Fountain And Monument — 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

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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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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.

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.

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.

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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