San Francisco California-1944: Vintage 8mm Film of Medical Spa Room with Tiled Pool and Decorative Swans

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 San Francisco California

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Vintage 8mm Film of Medical Spa Room with Tiled Pool and... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a serene, sunlit medical or spa treatment room in San Francisco. The black-and-white footage reveals a tiled pool or bath area with decorative swan and plant motifs, a large sculptural centerpiece, and a grid-patterned window casting geometric shadows. The grainy, high-contrast image evokes a nostalgic, archival feel, showcasing mid-century design and domestic wellness culture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & 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: 125455375

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: 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: 1944 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 1940s documentary or museum edits needing a quiet interior cutaway of a San Francisco medical, spa, or bathing room from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The tiled walls, glass-block windows, painted bath surround, and decorative swan or plant forms may show mid-century wellness-room design and interior taste.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the room slowly and closely, preserving a visitor or family-film view of architectural details rather than a staged demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible details include glass-block walls, a tiled pool or bath edge, painted floral trim, sculptural swan-like forms, plants, shadows, and a curved interior fixture.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm image has dense grain, soft focus, high contrast, and slight frame instability that read as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an atmospheric insert, wellness-history cutaway, interior transition, or memory beat between broader San Francisco or 1940s sequences.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for private or institutional bathing and treatment-room aesthetics without identifying the exact facility or use shown.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but the interior appears to be private property and possible medical or spa context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s 8mm San Francisco interior footage, vintage tiled spa room, medical bath room, glass-block window, and home-movie wellness setting.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1944 San Francisco interiors, then broader 1940s wellness, medical, bath, or tiled-room material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco 8mm frame showing swan-like decorative forms, reflective surfaces, and a rail within a tiled spa or bath-room interior. — Decorative swan-like forms and a rail are seen in close detail within the tiled interior.

1944 San Francisco frame showing a tiled bath or pool edge with painted plant motifs, glass-block wall, and a bright interior corner. — A tiled bath or pool edge sits below glass-block walls with painted plant decoration.

Wider 1944 San Francisco 8mm view of a tiled spa or bath area with plant decoration, painted trim, glass-block windows, and strong window light. — The room opens to a wider view of tiled walls, glass-block windows, and decorative planting around the bath area.

1944 San Francisco frame showing a central sculptural or plant-like feature above a tiled bath, surrounded by glass-block walls and bright light. — A sculptural or plant-like centerpiece rises above the tiled bath area near glass-block walls.

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