San Francisco California-1944: Crowd Gathers as Massive American Flag Unfurled on Field

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

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Crowd Gathers as Massive American Flag Unfurled on Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a patriotic outdoor event in San Francisco, California. A large crowd gathers in a field as a massive American flag is unfurled across the ground. Soldiers and civilians stand in formation, some carrying smaller flags, while a rider on horseback holds a large U.S. flag. The footage shows the flag being laid out in a ceremonial display, with the crowd watching solemnly. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the authentic historical feel of this archival Americana moment.

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: 125455967

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 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: 1940s San Francisco home-movie footage for productions needing a wartime-era patriotic flag ceremony, public gathering, or civic Americana insert.
Period detail: The oversized U.S. flag, mounted flag bearer, crowd, and uniformed figures may show a mid-1940s civic or military-style patriotic ceremony.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing the ceremony from the crowd as the flag is carried and spread across the field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large American flag, horseback rider, crowd stands, open field, uniformed participants, and smaller flags near the ceremony area.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, heavy grain, color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for wartime home-front patriotism and public ceremony sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually places a large public flag display within a crowded outdoor setting, with military and civilian participation visible but the exact event unidentified.
Research note: People and possible uniformed or branded elements are visible, so copyright, likeness, and contextual use should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s San Francisco flag ceremony, 8mm patriotic crowd footage, wartime Americana home movie, and large American flag unfurled.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel ceremony shots, then other San Francisco 1944 footage, then broader 1940s patriotic crowd and flag displays.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 San Francisco home-movie frame showing a large U.S. flag on a field and a horseback rider near the ceremony. — A horseback rider passes near a large American flag laid across the field.

1944 San Francisco frame with a mounted flag bearer carrying a large U.S. flag during an outdoor ceremony. — A rider on horseback carries a large U.S. flag past the crowd.

1944 San Francisco home-movie frame showing spectators and a large U.S. flag unfurled across the ground. — Spectators line the field as the large flag lies across the ceremony area.

1944 San Francisco frame showing a crowd behind a large U.S. flag spread over an outdoor field. — The large flag fills the foreground while the crowd watches from the far side of the field.

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