San Francisco California-1939: Black and White Footage of Passengers on Ship Deck

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

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Black and White Footage of Passengers on Ship Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of passengers aboard a ship, likely departing from San Francisco. Men in suits and hats and women in period dresses stand along the deck railing, some conversing, others gazing out. The black-and-white footage shows natural film grain and a slightly shaky camera, characteristic of personal 8mm recordings from the era. The scene evokes a sense of mid-20th century travel and nostalgia, with passengers dressed in formal attire suggesting a leisurely cruise or transoceanic journey.

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: 127270367

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 travel, migration, or maritime-departure sequences needing authentic home-movie views of passengers gathered on a ship deck.
Period detail: Men in brimmed hats and suits and women in dark coats or dresses may show late-1930s public travel dress, supported by the 1939 clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged deck activity, with passengers talking, waiting, and looking outward while the camera observes from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ship railings, deck posts, overhead structure, suited passengers, hats, coats, and a handheld view partly divided by dark film-frame edges.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that supports its home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, or memory beat for prewar sea travel, departure, or public transport atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene suggests formal passenger travel culture on a ship deck, but the footage does not identify the vessel, route, or specific departure event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even if no logos, music, or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 San Francisco home movie ship passengers, 1930s black-and-white 8mm deck travel, and vintage ocean liner departure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco travel material, then broader vintage ship-deck or passenger-journey footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 San Francisco home-movie frame showing passengers in hats and coats gathered along a ship deck railing. — Passengers cluster at a ship railing in a soft black-and-white 8mm view.

Passengers aboard a ship deck in the 1939 San Francisco clip, seen in formal coats and hats near railings and posts. — Passengers wait and converse along the ship deck railing.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of ship passengers on deck, likely in San Francisco based on clip metadata, with formal period clothing visible. — A handheld view follows passengers gathered behind deck railings.

Passengers remain along the ship deck railing in a 1939 home-movie view, softened by grain and partial frame obstruction. — The deck crowd appears through dark frame edges near the end of the clip.

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