San Francisco California-1939: Wind Blowing Trees Near Water with Flag and Ship

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

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Wind Blowing Trees Near Water with Flag and Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a hazy, overcast view of San Francisco from an elevated vantage point. Silhouetted tree branches frame the scene on the left and right, swaying gently in the wind. Below, a dense urban landscape stretches toward the water, where a large ship is visible on the horizon. A flag flutters atop a building, adding to the sense of movement. The grainy, monochrome image evokes a nostalgic, historical atmosphere, characteristic of mid-20th century amateur film footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127270318

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 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: 1939 San Francisco 8mm home-movie cutaway for documentary or editorial sequences needing a windy elevated waterfront view without visible people.
Period detail: The frame may show late-1930s urban waterfront buildings, a small flag, distant ship traffic, and tall trees seen through a hazy monochrome amateur-film exposure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor or resident pausing on an overlook to record weather, water, and city movement rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include swaying dark tree trunks and leaves, a hazy bay or ocean view, low buildings, a fluttering flag, and a distant ship on the water.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady but informal home-movie framing that gives the view period texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief establishing insert, weather cutaway, waterfront transition, or quiet memory beat within a San Francisco or 1930s travel sequence.
Historical context: The view places everyday city architecture, waterfront distance, and wind-blown trees together, offering visual context for San Francisco as recorded by an amateur camera in 1939.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are visible or noted, but copyright, location identification, flag symbolism, and property context should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 San Francisco 8mm waterfront view, windy trees near bay, home movie city overlook, flag on building, and distant ship footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco views, then broader waterfront, windy weather, city overlook, or ship cutaway material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 San Francisco home-movie frame with wind-blown tree silhouettes, hazy water, low buildings, a small flag, and a distant ship. — Trees frame a hazy waterfront overlook with a flag and ship visible in the distance.

1939 San Francisco elevated view through dark trees, showing hazy water, a fluttering flag, low structures, and a distant ship. — A dark tree trunk divides the windy overlook toward water, buildings, flag, and ship.

1939 San Francisco home-movie view with swaying tree silhouettes, hazy waterfront, low buildings, and a small flag near the lower frame. — Windy trees frame the softened waterfront and buildings below.

1939 San Francisco frame showing a tree-lined overlook toward hazy water, a distant ship, low waterfront buildings, and a small flag. — The final frame holds on the flag, buildings, and distant ship beyond dark foreground trees.

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