San Francisco California-1939: Old Tree House People Ground Morning Sky Windows

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Old Tree House People Ground Morning Sky Windows — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a rustic log cabin with a grass-covered roof in San Francisco, California. Two women walk along a paved path—one in a blue dress and hat, the other in a dark coat—passing the wooden structure. The scene features lush green grass, a small tree with ivy, and a clear blue sky, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American atmosphere. The footage shows natural film grain and slight camera movement, characteristic of personal home movies from the era.

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: 124763121

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: San Francisco, 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: Useful for 1930s San Francisco home-movie requests needing a brief exterior cutaway of visitors walking past a rustic public-looking wooden building.
Period detail: The women's coats, hats, 8mm color rendering, log construction, grass roof, and simple paved path may show late-1930s leisure or sightseeing details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged visitor viewpoint as two women walk casually along the path while the camera observes from a slight distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women, a log-sided building, grass-covered roof, white-framed windows, wooden railings, a paved path, lawn, and a tree with ivy.
Film character: The clip carries a home-movie 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild gate shadows, and gentle handheld movement across bright daylight.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, period transition, architectural cutaway, or memory beat in a San Francisco or 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places visitors beside rustic wooden architecture and landscaped grounds, but the frames do not identify the exact site or event.
Research note: People are visible and signage or logo-like marks may require review; copyright, likeness, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 San Francisco 8mm home movie, women walking by log cabin, grass roof building, rustic wooden structure, and vintage travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco exteriors, then broader 1930s travel, architecture, and walking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 San Francisco home-movie frame showing two women near a log-sided building with a grass-covered roof, railing, lawn, and blue sky. — Two women pass a rustic wooden building with a grass roof and small window.

1939 San Francisco frame of two women near a rustic wooden structure, with white-framed windows, grass roof, railing, and bright sky. — The women move along the path near the entrance side of the log structure.

1939 San Francisco home-movie frame showing the side wall of a log building, a white-framed window, lawn, path, and ivy-covered tree. — The camera shifts to the side wall, window, lawn, and tree beside the rustic building.

1939 San Francisco frame showing a long log wall, ivy-covered tree, stone chimney, lawn, and an unreadable yellow sign near the edge. — A wider side view shows the log wall, chimney, tree, and a small unreadable sign.

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