Fort Ross California-1938: View Of White Post Sign And Water Tower On A Clear

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationFort Ross, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Fort Ross California

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View Of White Post Sign And Water Tower On A Clear — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a view of the Point Arena Light Station sign and a water tower in Fort Ross, California. The black-and-white footage shows a white post sign under a clear sky, with a wooden fence and distant trees. The camera pans slightly, revealing the industrial water tower against the horizon. Grainy texture and film borders add to the authentic archival feel of this historical Americana clip.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127262782

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California 8mm footage suited for documentary or museum cutaways needing a coastal landmark approach, sign, fence, and water tower without visible people.
Period detail: The frames show a white post sign reading Point Arena Light Station, a picket fence, and a water tower, with the 1938 date supported by clip metadata rather than visible text.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, pausing on the entrance sign and then catching the nearby water tower as the camera shifts slightly.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Point Arena Light Station sign, white gate posts, a picket fence, a road or path, low trees, open sky, and a dark water tower.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white scan shows soft focus, heavy grain, visible frame borders, and handheld reframing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, location identifier, travel transition, or quiet memory beat between broader California coast scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a visitor's exterior view of a light station area and utility structure, useful as visual context without making claims beyond the visible grounds.
Research note: No people are visible, but the readable station sign and identifiable structures may require separate review for copyright, trademark, location, or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 California 8mm lighthouse sign footage, Point Arena Light Station exterior, vintage water tower, or coastal landmark home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 California or Point Arena-area footage, and then with lighthouse, signage, or water-tower cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 8mm view of a white Point Arena Light Station entrance sign, fence, and road in a California coastal setting. — Entrance sign and fence for Point Arena Light Station, seen from a visitor's viewpoint.

The sign and fence remain in view as the 8mm frame catches a dark foreground obstruction during the slight camera movement. — Light station sign and fence partially interrupted by a dark foreground shape.

Black-and-white 8mm frame showing a water tower, fence, low trees, and the edge of the Point Arena Light Station entrance sign. — Water tower appears beside the light station entrance area and fence line.

1938 California home-movie frame of a dark water tower, picket fence, low trees, and part of the light station entrance structure. — Water tower and fence line viewed after the camera shifts away from the sign.

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