San Francisco California-1939: Women Climb Pylon for Photo Shoot in Black and White

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Women Climb Pylon for Photo Shoot in Black and White — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures two women in a playful photo shoot at a windmill structure in San Francisco, California. One woman in a plaid dress and hat climbs a ladder attached to the metal pylon, while another in a patterned dress assists and watches. The black-and-white footage, shot on 8mm film, shows them posing and laughing, with trees and the open sky in the background. The grainy texture and film edges add to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this archival moment.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127270120

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: 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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1939 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: San Francisco, 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: Useful for 1930s home-movie requests needing women, amateur posing, recreation, or playful social moments in San Francisco-area archival footage.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, black-and-white 8mm look, and rounded automobile grille visible in one frame support the stated late-1930s period context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip shows informal posing and interaction as two women climb and hold a metal structure while a man appears to photograph or direct them.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women in dresses, a man with a camera, a rounded car front, a metal pylon or ladder structure, trees, bright sky, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, high-contrast sunlight, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, social-history cutaway, memory beat, or transition within sequences about leisure, friendship, amateur photography, or 1930s California.
Historical context: The scene suggests casual outdoor recreation and camera play, with women actively posing on a metal structure rather than a formal public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even if no logos, music, or clear private property are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s San Francisco 8mm home movie, women posing outdoors, amateur photo shoot, vintage black-and-white recreation, and metal pylon climbing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco clips, then broader themes of women, leisure, outdoor posing, and amateur photography.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1939 San Francisco home-movie frame, two women pose on a rounded car while a man leans in with a camera or gesture. — Two women pose on a car as a man photographs or directs them outdoors.

A woman in a plaid dress and hat climbs a metal pylon or ladder in the San Francisco home-movie footage as another woman watches. — A woman climbs the metal structure while her companion stands beside it.

The plaid-dressed woman continues climbing or posing on the metal structure, reaching up as another figure is partly hidden behind her. — The climber stretches upward on the pylon during the outdoor pose.

A man crouches or leans toward the woman on the metal pylon, apparently photographing or directing her pose in the 1939 outdoor scene. — A man works close to the pylon as the woman poses on the structure.

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