San Francisco California-1939: Man Wearing Dark Grey Suit Walks Past Staircase and Doorway

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

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Man Wearing Dark Grey Suit Walks Past Staircase and Doorway — Clip Details

A man in a dark grey suit and fedora walks past a staircase and doorway in a vintage 8mm home movie from San Francisco, California, 1939. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a moment of everyday life with grainy black-and-white imagery, soft focus, and natural lighting. The man moves from right to left, passing a metal staircase with white railings and a closed door, embodying the classic style of the late 1930s. This archival clip offers authentic period detail and nostalgic atmosphere, ideal for historical or documentary projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & 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: 127270341

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: Supports requests for late-1930s San Francisco street or transit-adjacent everyday footage for documentary inserts, period texture, or social history context.
Period detail: The fedora, dark overcoat or suit, metal stair rails, plain doorway, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show urban late-1930s public movement or building access.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears casually observed as he walks past the staircase, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie view of ordinary pedestrian movement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man in a fedora, stair treads, bright metal railings, a closed doorway, wall surfaces, shadowed frame edges, and a second partial figure.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and dark gate-edge shadows that read as authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for urban life, travel, or 1930s personal-history sequences.
Historical context: The scene gives a restrained glimpse of adult menswear and built-environment details in San Francisco home-movie footage without identifying a specific site.
Research note: Faces are visible or partly visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are apparent, and copyright status is separate from clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s San Francisco 8mm home movie, man in fedora walking by stairs, vintage urban doorway, and black-and-white pedestrian footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco clips, then related 1930s urban pedestrian or travel-detail footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 San Francisco home-movie footage, a man in a fedora and dark suit is seen beside a staircase and wall. — A suited man pauses or passes near a staircase with metal railings.

A 1939 San Francisco frame shows a metal-railed staircase, closed doorway, and a partially visible man in a hat. — The man moves toward the edge of frame beside stairs and a doorway.

A dark-coated figure passes the doorway beneath the stair rail.

Two partially seen adult figures move near a closed doorway and metal-railed staircase in 1939 San Francisco home-movie footage. — Partial figures move past the doorway at the end of the short shot.

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