Clear Lake California-1939: Man And Woman Walking Down The Stairs Of The House

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationClear Lake, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Man And Woman Walking Down The Stairs Of The House — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man and woman exiting a house in Clear Lake, California. The couple walks down the front steps and along the porch, dressed in period-appropriate attire. The black-and-white footage shows natural light and film grain, with lush greenery framing the modest home. This archival clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-20th century domestic life, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & 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: 124761189

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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Clear Lake, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California home-movie footage for productions needing a brief domestic exterior beat with adults leaving a modest house.
Period detail: The clothing, porch architecture, screened entry, and black-and-white 8mm look may show late-1930s everyday domestic life as described by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The adults appear aware of the camera while casually moving from the porch, giving the scene an unstaged home-visitor quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, a front porch, house steps, screened doorway, shrubs, trees, neighboring siding, and partial house numbers.
Film character: The 8mm image has pronounced grain, soft focus, uneven edge exposure, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, transition, or domestic-life cutaway in a period sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows a residential exterior and adult social movement around a home, offering visual context for everyday private life rather than public events.
Research note: Faces, private property, and partial house numbers are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property review may be needed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm California home movie, Clear Lake house exterior, couple leaving porch, and 1930s domestic life footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Clear Lake or 1939 California material, then broader home-exterior and domestic-life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Clear Lake, California home-movie footage from 1939, two adults stand or move near dense shrubs outside a residential house. — Two adults are seen through yard greenery beside a residential home.

A man and woman appear on the front steps of a Clear Lake house, with porch screens, shrubs, and partial house numbers visible. — A man and woman pause on the steps outside a screened front porch.

The couple descends from the porch of the Clear Lake residence, framed by shrubs and the screened front entry. — The adults move down the front steps from the porch.

A man and woman walk side by side in front of the Clear Lake house, with the porch screen and garden plantings behind them. — The couple walks together away from the front porch.

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