San Francisco California-1937: Lady in Long Coat and Hat Walking Toward Fountain with White Statues

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

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Lady in Long Coat and Hat Walking Toward Fountain with... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a woman in a long coat and hat walking through a sun-drenched park in San Francisco. She strolls past a large, ornate fountain adorned with white marble statues of figures in classical poses. The garden features manicured hedges, vibrant yellow flowerbeds, and mature trees, with other visitors seen in the background near a building. The footage exhibits the characteristic soft focus and film grain of Super 8 home movies, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124760500

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s San Francisco archive requests needing a short home-movie view of a woman walking near a civic garden fountain for documentary or museum context.
Period detail: The long coat, brimmed hat, formal garden layout, and white figurative fountain sculptures may show late-1930s urban park dress and public-space design.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged visitor-shot value, following a woman as she walks toward the camera while other park visitors move casually in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the woman in a long coat and hat, a curving fountain basin, white statues, yellow flowerbeds, trimmed hedges, trees, benches, and a building facade.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight gate framing, and handheld exposure shifts that support its original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for San Francisco travel, public gardens, fountains, or 1930s leisure footage.
Historical context: The scene suggests a public garden or plaza used by visitors, with formal landscaping and sculptural decoration framing everyday pedestrian movement.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands are apparent, and copyright, location, and personality rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search match phrases include 1937 San Francisco 8mm fountain, woman walking in park, white statues garden footage, and 1930s California home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Francisco 1937 footage, then broader 1930s park, fountain, travel, and public garden scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco home-movie frame showing a woman in a long coat and hat approaching a landscaped fountain with white statues. — A woman walks beside a curving fountain basin bordered by hedges, yellow flowers, and white statuary.

1937 San Francisco frame with a woman walking forward near a sculptural fountain while visitors pass in the background. — The woman comes closer to the camera, with fountain water, white figures, and garden paths behind her.

1937 San Francisco home-movie still showing the woman near the foreground of a formal fountain with white statues and visitors beyond. — The fountain fills the foreground as the woman walks past, with white statuary and park visitors across the basin.

1937 San Francisco frame showing the woman near a fountain with white sculptural figures, flowing water, trees, and visitors in the background. — The final view frames the woman below the fountain's sculptural water feature, with visitors and landscaping behind her.

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