San Francisco California-1937: Man Walking Past Large Sugar Bowl Prop

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

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Man Walking Past Large Sugar Bowl Prop — Clip Details

San Francisco, California - 1937: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a man in a suit and hat walking past a large, person-sized sugar bowl prop labeled 'YOLO SUGAR BO OF CALIFORNIA'. The black-and-white footage shows the man interacting with the oversized display, with another man visible in the background. The scene, shot on 8mm film, features classic 1930s clothing and a commercial display, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century advertising and everyday life.

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: 124760259

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

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s San Francisco home-movie requests needing a brief street-side commercial display or advertising-prop cutaway.
Period detail: Men's suits, brimmed hats, black-and-white 8mm texture, and the oversized sugar bowl display support the 1937 period attribution in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot feel as men walk past and pause near the oversized display rather than performing for a formal camera setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, brimmed hats, a sidewalk, building entrance, shrubbery, the large sugar bowl prop, printed lettering, and strong daylight shadows.
Film character: The clip shows grainy black-and-white 8mm exposure, soft focus, frame jitter, and contact-sheet gate edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for 1930s consumer culture, street life, or novelty advertising displays.
Historical context: The scene visually places a novelty food-industry display in an everyday public setting, with passersby and casual observation captured by a home-movie camera.
Research note: People and visible brand-style lettering require likeness and trademark review; copyright status of the footage is separate from display, logo, or publicity concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1937 San Francisco 8mm home movie, oversized sugar bowl prop, Yolo Sugar Bowl display, 1930s advertising display, and men in suits on sidewalk.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1937 San Francisco footage, then with 1930s commercial displays, street scenes, and novelty props.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco home-movie frame showing two men by an oversized sugar bowl display labeled for Yolo Sugar Bowl of California. — Two men stand and walk near the oversized sugar bowl display on a sidewalk.

A suited man stands near the person-sized sugar bowl prop in the 1937 San Francisco sidewalk scene. — A man pauses beside the large labeled sugar bowl display while another figure stands nearby.

A man in a hat stands with his back to the camera near the oversized Yolo Sugar Bowl display on a San Francisco sidewalk. — A hat-wearing man faces the display as the large sugar bowl fills the center of the frame.

A blurred 1937 San Francisco frame shows a man in a hat walking past the oversized sugar bowl prop and shrub-lined sidewalk. — A passerby crosses in front of the sugar bowl display as the home-movie camera catches motion blur.

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