San Francisco California-1937: Two Aerialists Performing On Trapeze Rig High In Sky

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

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Two Aerialists Performing On Trapeze Rig High In Sky — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1937: Two aerialists perform daring acrobatics high above the ground on a circus trapeze rig against a vibrant blue sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the performers swinging and balancing on a complex structure of poles and ropes, with a French flag fluttering at the top. The grainy, saturated colors and vintage quality evoke the era's home movie aesthetic, showcasing the skill and courage of early 20th-century circus performers during a sunny day.

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: 124760814

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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s documentary or educational edits needing archival 8mm footage of aerial circus-style performers working high above San Francisco.
Period detail: The saturated 8mm color, simple rigging, pole structure, and small tricolor flag may show a 1937 outdoor aerial act rather than a staged studio performance.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, holding on the sky-high rig as performers swing and balance from a distant ground-level viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two aerial performers, tall poles, trapeze bars, ropes or wires, a small tricolor flag, deep blue sky, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, saturated blue exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and slight frame instability that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, spectacle cutaway, danger beat, or transition into 1930s outdoor entertainment and public amusement scenes.
Historical context: The view documents an outdoor aerial performance with spectators implied by the camera position, but the frames do not identify the troupe, venue, or event.
Research note: People and a flag-like emblem are visible, so copyright, likeness, event, and any emblem identification should be reviewed separately before final use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1937 San Francisco 8mm aerialists, vintage trapeze rig, outdoor circus act, high-wire performance, and home-movie entertainment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other San Francisco 1937 material, then 1930s outdoor entertainment, circus, aerial, and height-related footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco 8mm frame showing aerialists suspended on a tall outdoor rig beneath a small tricolor flag. — Aerialists work high on a pole-and-rope rig against the open sky.

San Francisco 1937 home-movie frame of an aerial performer moving across a high rig under a small tricolor flag. — One performer swings near the central rig while another figure remains on the structure.

1937 San Francisco 8mm still with two aerialists separated across a high outdoor trapeze and rope rig. — The performers occupy different parts of the rig as the camera frames the act from below.

San Francisco 1937 frame showing two aerialists in motion on a high pole-and-rope structure against blue sky. — The act continues with one performer swinging near the upper rig and another below.

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