Virginia City California-1937: View Of Blue And White Comstock House Sign On A

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationVirginia City, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Virginia City California

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View Of Blue And White Comstock House Sign On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage clip captures the Comstock House sign on a brick building in Virginia City, California. The white sign with bold black lettering stands out against the red brick facade, framed by rows of arched windows. The footage shows a classic mid-century urban streetscape with a vintage car and a person in period clothing visible below. The image has the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 home movie footage, offering a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century commercial architecture and daily life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127259767

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: 1937 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: Virginia City, 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: 1930s 8mm exterior signage footage suited for documentary requests about small-town streetscapes, historic buildings, or travel views in Virginia City, California.
Period detail: The brick facade, sash windows, painted Comstock House sign, and handheld color 8mm look support a 1930s visitor-recorded street view.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the sign from a visitor's street-level viewpoint, holding on the building rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Comstock House sign, red brick wall, arched sash windows, a white doorway, porch trim, film-frame borders, and bright daylight.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief identifying insert, location cutaway, or transition into a sequence about historic streets and travel footage.
Historical context: The footage records a named building facade and commercial-style sign within a sunlit streetscape, without enough visible context to confirm the building's use.
Research note: Review may be needed for the visible Comstock House name, any people present elsewhere in the clip, and location/property context; copyright and likeness issues are separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm Comstock House sign, Virginia City California street facade, vintage brick building exterior, and home movie travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Virginia City California 1937 material, then with historic signage or brick streetscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm view of the Comstock House sign on a brick facade in Virginia City, California, framed by upper windows and porch details. — The Comstock House sign spans a brick building facade above porch trim and arched windows.

The Comstock House sign appears across the red brick building, with tall sash windows above and below in the 1937 Virginia City footage. — A closer held view centers the Comstock House sign against rows of brick-framed windows.

A shifted 8mm frame shows part of the Comstock House sign on the brick facade, with arched windows and soft handheld framing. — The camera drifts across the sign, cropping the lettering while keeping the brick facade in view.

The final frame holds on the cropped Comstock House sign beneath rows of windows on the red brick facade in Virginia City, California. — A cropped view shows the sign band below upper windows, with the handheld film frame cutting into the facade.

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