San Francisco California-1937: People Marching And Riding Horseback Towards

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

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People Marching And Riding Horseback Towards — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a lively parade in San Francisco, California. A group of riders on horseback marches forward, carrying colorful flags against a painted backdrop of rolling hills and mountains. The scene, likely a local celebration or festival, features period clothing and a festive atmosphere under bright daylight. The footage shows natural film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of Super 8 home movie recordings from the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century community events and public celebrations.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124760482

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

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 1930s San Francisco parade or public celebration coverage in documentary, museum, education, or period-community sequences.
Period detail: The horseback riders, flags, formal clothing, and painted mountain backdrop may show a staged civic or festival procession from the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator home-movie viewpoint, watching riders and marchers pass across the frame rather than presenting a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include horseback riders, pedestrians, flags, a painted mountain backdrop, railings, bright daylight, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, slight blur, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for public celebration, parade, or Depression-era community-life context.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a public procession or pageant with riders and flags, but the exact event and sponsoring group are not identified in the frames.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, event permissions, and location claims should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s San Francisco 8mm parade footage, horseback procession, public celebration, flags, riders, and home-movie civic event scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel parade footage, then other San Francisco 1937 clips, then broader 1930s community celebration and horseback procession material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco home-movie frame of riders and marchers moving past a painted mountain backdrop with flags in the crowd. — Riders and marchers move across a parade scene with a painted mountain setting behind them.

1937 San Francisco parade footage shows a blurred group of riders and flag bearers below a painted hillside and mountain backdrop. — A blurred procession continues beneath a painted landscape backdrop.

1937 San Francisco home-movie frame of horseback participants and flag bearers passing a painted mountain and valley backdrop. — Horseback participants and flags fill the lower edge of the frame under a mountain backdrop.

1937 San Francisco frame showing riders, pedestrians, and flags in a parade scene with painted mountains behind them. — Riders, walkers, and flags pass across the foreground of a painted mountain scene.

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