Virginia City California-1937: Black Car Parked Near Large Green Tree On A Sunny Day

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

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Black Car Parked Near Large Green Tree On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a classic black car parked near a large green tree in a sun-drenched park. The vehicle, a vintage sedan with a light-colored convertible top, sits on a dirt path surrounded by tall trees casting dappled shadows. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain, color saturation, and soft focus of early 20th-century amateur film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life and transportation. The scene is quiet and still, evoking a sense of calm and historical charm.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127260016

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 home-movie requests needing a quiet transportation or park cutaway with a parked vintage car in a wooded outdoor setting.
Period detail: The visible dark sedan with a pale roof, dirt roadway, and soft 8mm color may show late-1930s leisure travel or roadside park scenery.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, holding on a car and trees rather than presenting a planned action or posed subject.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black car, light-colored roof, large tree trunks, dirt road or path, shaded woods, bright sun patches, and a small cylindrical bin or post.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, high contrast between sun and shade, and slight frame instability that reads as authentic amateur color footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, transitional park detail, transportation cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a 1930s travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday automobile presence in a wooded public outdoor area, without visible people, signage, brands, or identifiable landmarks in these frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable signs are visible, but location and property context should still be verified separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s 8mm color home movie parked car, vintage sedan in wooded park, Virginia City California archival footage, and old travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Virginia City California 1937 material, and then with vintage automobile or park travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm frame showing a dark parked car with a pale roof beside tall trees in Virginia City, California. — A dark car sits near large tree trunks in bright sun and deep shade.

A dark vintage car appears near the left side of the frame among tall trees, with sunlit ground in front. — The parked car recedes behind tree trunks along the shaded park road.

The car is no longer central; tall trees, bright ground, and a small cylindrical post or bin define the park setting. — Tree trunks and a small cylindrical object mark the sunlit roadside area.

A dark car is visible at the right edge beyond tall trees, with a small cylindrical post or bin near the sunlit road. — The car appears at frame right beyond trees and a roadside post.

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