Sacramento California-1937: Three People Walking On Wooden Deck Overlooking Water

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSacramento, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Sacramento California

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Three People Walking On Wooden Deck Overlooking Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures three people on a wooden deck overlooking a body of water in Sacramento, California. A man in a dark suit walks alongside a woman in a light blouse and dark skirt, while another man in light clothing and a hat moves across the platform. The grainy black-and-white footage shows them strolling and pausing, with the wooden railing and structural beams framing the scene against a bright sky. The film’s natural grain and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century leisure and daily life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127257196

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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: 1937 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Sacramento, California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 Sacramento home-movie requests needing a brief leisure, waterfront, or public-deck moment with visible adults in archival 8mm footage.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, simple wooden railing, and black-and-white 8mm look support the supplied 1937 date while showing only a general outdoor deck setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as three adults walk, pause, and look around from a raised wooden platform in bright daylight.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adults, a wooden deck, horizontal railing, exposed beams, bright sky, hats, light and dark clothing, and soft film edges.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, high midday contrast, slight gate shadowing, and a steady home-movie viewpoint.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for everyday recreation, travel, or waterfront viewing in the late 1930s.
Historical context: The scene suggests casual adult leisure or sightseeing in Sacramento, with no visible signs identifying the exact waterfront or structure.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance remains separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1937 Sacramento 8mm home movie, people walking on wooden deck, vintage waterfront overlook, and Depression-era California leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1937 Sacramento material, then with 1930s outdoor leisure, decks, piers, or water-overlook scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Sacramento home-movie frame showing three adults on a raised wooden deck, with one dark-suited figure and two lighter-clothed figures near the railing. — Three adults gather along a wooden deck railing in bright daylight.

1937 Sacramento frame showing two adults on a raised wooden deck, one near the center and one in a hat by the railing. — Two adults pause on the raised deck beside the long railing.

1937 Sacramento home-movie frame showing a woman in a light top and dark skirt near a hat-wearing man on the raised wooden deck. — A woman and a hat-wearing man move along the deck railing.

1937 Sacramento frame showing two adults moving along a wooden deck, with the railing crossing the foreground against a bright sky. — Two adults continue across the raised wooden platform.

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