Virginia City California-1937: View Of Yellow Sculpture In Reflection Pool On A

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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 Yellow Sculpture In Reflection Pool On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil garden scene in Virginia City, California. A yellow-toned stone sculpture stands in a circular reflection pool, surrounded by lush green grass and tall trees. Sunlight filters through the leaves, creating dappled light and deep shadows, with distant mountains visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color shifts, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century outdoor design and leisure. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the serene fountain and its surroundings.

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: 127259953

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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: 1930s 8mm home-movie garden footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a quiet outdoor fountain cutaway.
Period detail: The clip may show 1930s leisure landscaping through its stone fountain, reflection pool, lawn, mature trees, and distant mountain backdrop.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor-shot view of the fountain and pool, valuing the calm setting more than action or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow-toned stone sculpture, circular reflection pool, trimmed grass, tall trees, deep shade, sunlit patches, and distant hills.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, color shift, strong contrast, and slight frame variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a scenic insert, transition, establishing detail, or reflective memory beat within travel, garden, or period-life sequences.
Historical context: The footage offers a small visual record of outdoor recreation and designed garden space without showing identifiable people or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and property-context review may still be needed for final use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s 8mm garden fountain, vintage home movie reflection pool, Virginia City California outdoor scene, and yellow stone sculpture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with Virginia City or 1937 California footage, then with garden, fountain, travel, or outdoor leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm home-movie frame from Virginia City, California, showing a yellow-toned stone fountain near a shaded reflection pool. — A stone fountain stands beside a still pool, with trees and hills beyond.

The fountain remains centered in a Virginia City garden view, with the pool edge, lawn, trees, and mountain backdrop visible. — The camera holds on the fountain, pool, lawn, and tree shade.

A later frame crops the fountain at left while preserving the shaded pool, green lawn, trees, and hills in the background. — The fountain shifts toward the edge of frame as the shaded pool remains visible.

The final 1937 frame shows only part of the fountain at left, with bright grass, dark trees, and the reflection pool dominating the view. — The pool and shaded garden fill the frame as the fountain slips partly out of view.

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