San Francisco California-1937: Monument With Engraved Names And Alta Building Sign

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

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Monument With Engraved Names And Alta Building Sign — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1937: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a close-up of a large, blocky stone monument engraved with names like 'BUTTE', 'PLUMAS', and 'NEVADA'. The camera pans right to reveal a building with bold, white 'ALTA' lettering above an entrance. A man in a light-colored fedora and suit walks past the building, with other figures visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic 1930s Super 8 grain, high contrast, and a nostalgic, archival quality, evoking a sense of historical urban 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: 124760270

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 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 documentary edits needing a brief urban monument and building-sign cutaway from amateur 8mm footage.
Period detail: The engraved county-style names, blocky stone facade, fedora, suits, and bold storefront lettering support a late-1930s city-street reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, with the camera panning across carved names and catching pedestrians moving naturally near the entrance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall engraved stone wall, county names, bold ALTA lettering, an entrance, suited pedestrians, hats, shadows, and a nearby shrub.
Film character: The scan carries high-contrast 8mm texture, soft focus, visible grain, slight handheld movement, and exposure shifts typical of small-gauge home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick establishing insert, urban-history cutaway, architectural detail, or transition into 1930s San Francisco street life.
Historical context: The frames show public-facing urban architecture and pedestrians, offering context for civic or commercial streetscapes without proving a specific event.
Research note: People and ALTA lettering are visible, so likeness, trademark, and building-identification review may be needed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1937 San Francisco 8mm street footage, engraved monument names, Alta building sign, fedora pedestrian, and Depression-era city exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1937 San Francisco exteriors, then broader 1930s urban architecture and pedestrian footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a close view of a blocky stone wall engraved with names including Butte, Plumas, and Nevada. — Close view of engraved names on a large stone facade.

1937 San Francisco frame with engraved names on a stone wall and the beginning of bold ALTA letters on an adjacent facade. — Engraved facade beside the first visible letters of the ALTA sign.

1937 San Francisco street frame showing bold ALTA lettering above an entrance as a suited man in a light fedora passes by. — Pedestrian in a fedora walks past the ALTA entrance.

1937 San Francisco frame focused on the ALTA sign and entrance, with pedestrians and a shrub visible in front of the facade. — ALTA lettering and doorway with pedestrians at the building front.

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