Virginia City California-1937: View Of White Blue And Orange Historic Bowers Mansion Sign

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationVirginia City, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Virginia City California

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View Of White Blue And Orange Historic Bowers Mansion Sign — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a family group on the steps of the Historic Bowers Mansion in Virginia City, California. A man in a yellow shirt stands with arms crossed, while a woman in a blue dress stands behind a young girl in a pink dress who sits with a small dog. The scene is framed by a wooden sign for Chism Ice Cream and a white banner reading 'HISTORIC BOWERS MANSION'. The footage shows natural film grain, warm color tones, and a candid, nostalgic moment from the 1930s.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127259880

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

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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 home-movie requests needing a brief family visit at a named historic mansion with signage and people posed on exterior steps.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color palette, hand-painted-style signage, and Chism Ice Cream board may show late-1930s travel and roadside visitor culture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-travel feel as adults and a seated girl with a dog hold loose poses for the camera on the mansion steps.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Historic Bowers Mansion sign, Chism Ice Cream sign, stone entrance, porch light, three people, seated girl, small dog, and handrail.
Film character: The footage carries warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady but informal home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short travel insert, place-establishing cutaway, family-memory beat, or transition into 1930s heritage tourism material.
Historical context: The scene documents visitors outside a historic property, showing casual dress, group posing, and commercial signage within the frame.
Research note: Faces, a visible brand sign, and private-property context require review for likeness, trademark, and property issues separate from any footage copyright analysis.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1937 8mm family travel footage, Historic Bowers Mansion sign, Virginia City California home movie, and vintage mansion steps with dog.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1937 Virginia City California views, then 1930s historic-site visits or family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm frame showing a Historic Bowers Mansion sign with a Chism Ice Cream board above it in Virginia City, California. — Signs for Historic Bowers Mansion and Chism Ice Cream stand beside the grounds.

Family group on the steps of Historic Bowers Mansion, with a man standing, a woman standing, a seated girl or young woman, and a dog. — Visitors pose on the mansion steps with a small dog near the handrail.

At Historic Bowers Mansion, two adults stand on the steps as a seated girl or young woman in pink leans toward a small dog. — The seated figure reaches toward the dog while the adults remain posed at the entrance.

1937 home-movie frame of visitors at Historic Bowers Mansion, with a seated figure in pink holding a small dog as two adults stand behind. — The group settles into a posed arrangement on the mansion steps with the dog centered below.

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