Fort Ross California-1938: We See A Sign That Is High Up Then A Building Both

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationFort Ross, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Fort Ross California

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We See A Sign That Is High Up Then A Building Both — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a historic moment at Fort Ross, California. The clip opens with a view of a modest wooden building with a gabled roof and porch, followed by a transition to the iconic white archway sign for the Point Arena Light Station. The grainy black-and-white footage, framed by the classic 8mm film border, evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and archival authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century California coastal landmarks and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127262760

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: 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 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Fort Ross, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California travel footage for productions needing a brief archival view of the Point Arena Light Station entrance sign and coastal visitor context.
Period detail: The white entrance arch, simple roadside fencing, and black-and-white 8mm handling may show late-1930s tourist documentation of a California coastal landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor's roadside viewpoint, treating the landmark sign as a travel record rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Point Arena Light Station arch, a curved road, fence posts, a small signboard, coastal ground, dark 8mm frame edges, and distant horizon.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, gate-edge shadowing, uneven exposure, and slight handheld steadiness consistent with original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, location transition, coastal travel cutaway, or memory beat within a California history sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents how a traveler visually recorded a lighthouse destination sign and approach road, without showing visitors, vehicles, or interior activity.
Research note: The sign text is readable and should be reviewed for trademark or institutional identification, while no faces, minors, or audible music are visible or indicated.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 8mm California coast travel, Point Arena Light Station sign, vintage lighthouse entrance, and Fort Ross area home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with 1938 Fort Ross or Point Arena footage, then with broader California coast, lighthouse, and roadside landmark scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 8mm frame showing the Point Arena Light Station entrance arch, roadside fencing, and a curved coastal approach road. — The Point Arena Light Station entrance arch appears above a quiet coastal road.

Black-and-white 8mm view of the Point Arena Light Station sign structure with fence posts and open coastal terrain beyond. — The camera holds on the light station entrance sign from a roadside position.

1938 home-movie frame of the Point Arena Light Station arch with a curving road, roadside posts, and soft coastal background. — A dark film edge frames the white entrance arch and the road leading toward the station area.

Black-and-white 8mm frame showing the Point Arena Light Station entrance arch, fence posts, and coastal roadside view in California. — The final frame remains on the light station sign and sparse roadside landscape.

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