San Francisco California-1937: Two People Use Aerial Apparatus To Train For Circus Acts

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

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Two People Use Aerial Apparatus To Train For Circus Acts — Clip Details

Two performers in vintage circus attire execute aerial acrobatics on a trapeze rig against a vivid blue sky in this 1937 8mm home movie. The footage captures their daring maneuvers, including swings and hand-to-hand transitions, with a French flag visible atop one of the poles. Shot on 8mm film, the clip exhibits classic grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century circus training and entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 124760805

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: 1930s San Francisco home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum edits about circus training, aerial performance, recreation, or vintage entertainment practice.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show 1930s circus practice, with tall rigging poles, a small flag, period-style aerial costumes, and open-sky outdoor training visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a spectator-held home movie, watching performers rehearse suspended maneuvers rather than a staged close-up production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two aerial performers, trapeze-style rigging, tall support poles, cables, a small tricolor flag, vivid blue sky, and film frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and contact-print edge density that add period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or visual cutaway for danger, rehearsal, spectacle, or prewar leisure and entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents outdoor aerial practice as seen by a home-movie camera, emphasizing physical skill, risk, and public entertainment culture without identifying the performers.
Research note: People are visible and a small flag or mark appears on the rig, so likeness, identity, location, and any symbol or property questions should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm circus training, San Francisco aerial performers, vintage trapeze practice, home movie circus act, and outdoor acrobats.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel circus or travel footage, then with 1937 San Francisco material, then with broader aerial performance, recreation, and entertainment clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 San Francisco home-movie footage, two aerial performers hang and swing near tall circus rigging against a vivid blue sky. — Two performers practice aerial maneuvers on a tall outdoor rig.

Two aerial performers appear suspended on a circus training rig, with a small tricolor flag visible above the poles in the 1937 San Francisco clip. — A small flag flies above the aerial rig as the performers continue their suspended practice.

The 8mm frame shows two performers separated on the aerial apparatus, one extending outward while another hangs below the rigging. — The aerial pair separates across the rig during a swinging maneuver.

A performer hangs below the central apparatus while another is positioned higher on the rig, filmed against open sky in the 1937 home movie. — One performer hangs beneath the main apparatus while the second remains higher on the rig.

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