San Francisco California-1944: Soldiers Marching in Formation at Stadium

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

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Soldiers Marching in Formation at Stadium — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1944: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a military parade at a large stadium, with soldiers in uniform marching in precise formation across a grassy field. The crowd fills the stands, watching the procession with solemn pride. The footage, shot from a fixed position, shows the disciplined movement of the troops and the scale of the event, with a white object visible in the foreground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a sense of historical documentation and patriotic ceremony.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125455593

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s editorial sequences needing U.S. wartime-era military ceremony, stadium spectacle, or public assembly footage from San Francisco.
Period detail: Uniformed troops, rifles, a packed stadium, and color 8mm home-movie texture support a mid-1940s ceremonial parade setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a spectator viewpoint from the stands, with the camera holding on the marching formation as the crowd watches from above.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marching soldiers, rifles, officers, a grassy field, stadium seating, a dense crowd, and a pale foreground obstruction.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and saturated color that give the scene physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, transition, or establishing cutaway for wartime home-front ceremony, military pageantry, or crowd observance.
Historical context: The footage shows a formal military formation passing before spectators, reflecting public ceremonial display without identifying a specific event.
Research note: People and uniformed military personnel are visible, so likeness and sensitive-use review may be needed in addition to copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s San Francisco military parade, 8mm stadium ceremony, wartime soldiers marching, and home movie crowd in stands.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 San Francisco material, then broader 1940s military parade or stadium crowd footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco stadium footage shows uniformed soldiers marching in formation with a large crowd watching from the stands. — A military formation advances along the edge of a crowded stadium field.

Uniformed troops continue marching through the stadium field in 1944 San Francisco footage, partly obscured by a pale foreground object. — Troops march past the camera position while spectators fill the background stands.

The spectator-shot 8mm frame shows soldiers in formation at a San Francisco stadium, with a foreground obstruction and a packed crowd beyond. — The formation passes close to the camera side of the stadium field.

A military parade formation moves through the San Francisco stadium frame, with rifle-bearing soldiers, an officer, and spectators in the stands. — Rifle-bearing soldiers continue the parade route in front of the stadium audience.

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