San Francisco California-1937: A Ship Passing Under A Bridge And Along A Rocky Coast

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Ship Passing Under A Bridge And Along A Rocky Coast — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a steamship passing beneath a massive suspension bridge in San Francisco. The black-and-white footage shows the ferry moving across the water, its twin smokestacks prominent against the sky. The scene transitions to a rugged coastline with waves crashing against rocky cliffs, showcasing the natural beauty of the California coast. The grainy texture and film scratches add authentic archival character, evoking a sense of historical nostalgia and mid-20th century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124760912

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

ship
bridge
sea
rock
beach
passing
nature
SAN francisco california
1937
1937 San Francisco
vintage 8mm film
steamship passing
suspension bridge
coastal rocks
ocean waves
black and white film
archival footage
historic transportation
old home movie
classic Americana
retro travel
maritime history
California coast
film grain
vintage documentary
nostalgic clip
1930s footage
old film
editorial use

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s San Francisco home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts about bay travel, suspension bridges, ferry movement, or California coastal scenery.
Period detail: The steam vessel, black-and-white 8mm texture, and bridge structure support a late-1930s travel-film reading, with the bridge appearing consistent with San Francisco metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing a passing vessel and rocky shoreline from a distance without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a steamship or ferry, twin smokestacks, suspension bridge towers and cables, open water, rocky coastal headlands, surf, and hazy sky.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, modest contrast, visible grain, scratches, gate edges, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a San Francisco travel insert, maritime cutaway, coastal transition, or brief memory beat between urban bay and shoreline scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually connects ferry or steamship travel with bridge-era San Francisco and nearby rugged coastal landscape, without identifying a specific voyage or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status, location identification, and any vessel or landmark research needs.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s San Francisco bridge home movie, 8mm ferry under suspension bridge, vintage California coast surf, and black-and-white bay travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel shots, then other 1937 San Francisco material, then broader bridge, ferry, bay, and rocky California coast footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco home-movie frame showing a steamship or ferry moving under a large suspension bridge. — Steam vessel passes beneath the bridge structure over the bay.

1937 San Francisco frame of a steamship or ferry crossing the water below a suspension bridge span. — Ferry-like vessel moves across the bay below bridge cables.

Black-and-white 1937 California coastal view with waves breaking against rocks below hazy cliffs. — Surf breaks along a rugged rocky shoreline.

1937 home-movie frame of rugged California coast, showing surf and steep dark rocks in haze. — Waves roll into a rocky coastal cove.

Visually Similar Clips