San Francisco California-1944: Man Smiles As He Walks Towards Comer Stadium With

$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.

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

Man Smiles As He Walks Towards Comer Stadium With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a man in a suit and fedora smiling as he walks toward a stadium. The grainy, slightly faded footage shows a crowd-filled stadium with a large clock tower, vintage cars on the field, and a marching band with flags. The warm, nostalgic color palette and film imperfections evoke mid-20th century Americana. This archival clip offers authentic 1940s street life and public events, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-accurate storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125455481

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: 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

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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s San Francisco archival requests needing home-movie views of a suited man arriving at a public stadium event.
Period detail: The fedora, dark overcoat, necktie, open stadium seating, flags, and parked cars on the field support a mid-1940s public-event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the man smiling toward the camera while the operator shifts from a close passerby view to the wider stadium scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling man in a fedora, spectators, stadium seating, a clock-tower-like structure, flags, grass, and cars on the field.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, handheld framing, visible frame edges, dust specks, faded color, and warm exposure flares typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief arrival insert, event cutaway, or memory beat linking personal presence to a larger public gathering.
Historical context: The footage shows a public stadium gathering in San Francisco with spectators and formal dress, without enough visual evidence to identify the event itself.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from film copyright, and the stadium or event identity is not confirmed here.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s San Francisco stadium home movie, man in fedora arriving at event, vintage 8mm public gathering, and marching band flags.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with San Francisco 1944 footage, then with 1940s stadium crowds, parades, or public-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco home-movie frame showing people near a stadium area, including a partially framed man and a woman in dark clothing. — People pass near the stadium as the camera frames them from close range.

1944 San Francisco frame of a smiling man in a fedora, suit, and tie walking toward the camera with stadium structure behind him. — A suited man in a fedora smiles while walking toward the camera.

Close 1944 San Francisco home-movie view of the fedora-wearing man, softened by exposure flare and visible film wear. — The camera catches a close, flared view of the man in formal dress.

1944 San Francisco stadium view showing spectators in stands, flags at field level, parked cars, grass, and a large clock-tower-like structure. — A wider view shows the crowded stadium, flags, cars, and field activity.

Visually Similar Clips