San Francisco California-1939: Well-Dressed People Saying Goodbye Cheerfully On Ship Deck

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

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Well-Dressed People Saying Goodbye Cheerfully On Ship Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this archival footage captures a group of well-dressed passengers on a ship's deck in San Francisco, California. Men in suits and hats and women in elegant dresses stand behind a metal railing, waving and smiling as they bid farewell. The grainy black-and-white image, with visible film scratches and vignette borders, evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and mid-century travel. The scene suggests a departure or arrival, with passengers appearing cheerful and engaged in the moment. This authentic home movie offers a rare glimpse into 1930s maritime travel and social customs.

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: 127270364

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 documentary or educational edits needing home-movie evidence of shipboard farewells, passenger travel, or San Francisco maritime departure scenes.
Period detail: The clothing, brimmed hats, dark suits, dresses, ship railing, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s passenger-travel setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal farewell behavior, with passengers smiling, waving, and looking toward the unseen camera from the deck railing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in hats and suits, women in dresses, a metal ship railing, deck supports, a light hull or bulkhead surface, and dark vignette edges.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, scratches, mild flicker, heavy vignette borders, and slightly uneven exposure.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for prewar travel, family departure, immigration-adjacent, or maritime sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows formal public dress and group farewell gestures around ship travel without identifying the vessel, route, or occasion.
Research note: Visible adult faces and likenesses require review, while no logos, music, minors, or private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 San Francisco ship passengers, 1930s home movie farewell, 8mm ocean liner deck, and vintage travel waving goodbye.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco travel footage, then broader 1930s shipboard farewell or passenger scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 San Francisco footage, well-dressed adults stand on a ship deck behind a metal railing, facing the camera area. — Passengers in suits, hats, and dresses gather behind the deck railing.

Well-dressed adults on a ship deck in the 1939 San Francisco clip look outward from behind a metal railing. — A small group of passengers faces the camera from the ship deck.

The 1939 home-movie frame shows formally dressed passengers clustered at a San Francisco ship railing during a farewell moment. — Passengers cluster together at the rail, some smiling toward the camera.

Near the end of the 1939 San Francisco ship-deck clip, adults in formal clothing continue looking and waving from behind the railing. — The farewell group remains visible behind the ship's metal railing.

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