Virginia City California-1937: View Of Red And Yellow Masonic Hall Building 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 Red And Yellow Masonic Hall Building On A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film from 1937 captures the historic Masonic Hall in Virginia City, California. The cream-colored building features arched windows and bold lettering reading 'MASONIC HALL' above 'A.D. 1872' and 'A.L. 1872'. The footage shows a clear blue sky with scattered clouds, highlighting the building's architectural details and aged texture. Shot on 8mm film, this archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century American architecture and community landmarks.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127259793

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 (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: Useful for 1930s archival requests needing a brief exterior cutaway of a Masonic Hall or small-town historic building in Virginia City, California.
Period detail: The visible facade lettering, arched windows, masonry details, and 8mm color stock support a late-1930s home-movie view of an older civic or fraternal building.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot landmark perspective, holding on the upper facade and sign rather than staging people or activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Masonic Hall lettering, arched upper windows, cream and reddish trim, cornice detail, blue sky, clouds, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color shift, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural insert, location transition, fraternal-hall reference, or quiet memory beat in a 1930s western U.S. sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents how an older fraternal or civic facade appeared to a home-movie camera, with signage and architectural details more prominent than street life.
Research note: No people are visible, but researchers should verify building identity, location claims, and any property or trademark concerns separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Search matches include 1937 8mm Masonic Hall exterior, Virginia City California historic building, small-town fraternal hall facade, and vintage color home movie architecture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1937 Virginia City exteriors, then broader 1930s California landmark and small-town building footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm view of the Masonic Hall facade in Virginia City, California, showing arched windows and date lettering. — Masonic Hall facade with upper windows and painted date markings.

Upper story of the Virginia City Masonic Hall, with bold wall lettering, arched window openings, and reddish trim. — Upper facade detail of the Masonic Hall building.

Home-movie frame of the Masonic Hall facade in Virginia City, California, centered on its upper windows and lettering. — Facade detail with arched windows and Masonic Hall lettering.

1937 color 8mm frame showing the Virginia City Masonic Hall facade below blue sky, clouds, and roofline detail. — Masonic Hall upper facade seen below a bright blue sky.

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