San Francisco California-1937: Women Walking and Talking in Park Near Fountain

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

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Women Walking and Talking in Park Near Fountain — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures two women walking and talking in a sun-drenched park in San Francisco. They stroll along a paved path in front of a large, active fountain with multiple jets, surrounded by manicured flower beds filled with bright orange blooms. The women wear long coats and hats, typical of the era, as they enjoy a leisurely afternoon. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century public life and urban recreation.

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: 124760690

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: 1930s San Francisco park footage suited to documentary or museum sequences about public leisure, urban gardens, and everyday women’s movement through civic space.
Period detail: The coats, hats, formal walking attire, fountain setting, flower beds, and flags may show 1930s public-park dress and civic landscape design.
Home-movie behavior: Two adult women walk arm in arm or close together toward the camera, giving the clip unstaged value as a brief home-movie record of companionship in a public park.
What appears in frame: The frames show two women, a paved walkway, a large active fountain, smaller water jets, orange flower beds, flags, trimmed shrubs, and distant trees.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, mild fading, dust specks, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of amateur home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for 1930s San Francisco public life, park visits, or women walking outdoors.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for everyday recreation in a landscaped urban park, with adult visitors moving through a fountain plaza rather than posing formally.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands or private interiors are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from privacy or publicity rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1937 San Francisco 8mm park footage, women walking by fountain, 1930s home movie public garden, and vintage California leisure scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1937 San Francisco park footage, then with broader themes of fountains, public gardens, and women walking.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult women walk toward the camera near a large fountain in a San Francisco park, with orange flowers and flags behind them. — Two women approach along a park path in front of an active fountain and flower bed.

The women continue walking beside the fountain pool in 1937 San Francisco footage, with flower beds, flags, and shrubs in the background. — The pair walks past the fountain pool, framed by orange flowers and civic park plantings.

Two women in coats and hats walk in the lower frame while a tall fountain spray rises behind them in the San Francisco park scene. — The fountain dominates the frame as the two women move along the foreground path.

The women pass across the foreground in front of the fountain, with orange flowers, flagpoles, shrubs, and trees visible behind them. — The women continue past the fountain plaza as the handheld camera holds the park background.

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