San Francisco California-1939: Woman Handing Package To Man Holding Newspaper

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

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Woman Handing Package To Man Holding Newspaper — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment on a crowded outdoor platform, likely a train station or pier in San Francisco. A woman in a dark coat and wide-brimmed hat hands a small package to a man in a suit and fedora who holds a newspaper. Other people in period attire, including women in hats and men in suits, stand nearby, creating a bustling, everyday scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a strong sense of mid-20th century Americana and historical nostalgia.

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: 127270450

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s San Francisco home-movie footage suited to requests for everyday public transit, pier, or station-platform atmosphere with identifiable period clothing.
Period detail: Wide-brimmed hats, fedoras, dark coats, suits, a railing or fence, and a hand-carried package may show late-1930s public-platform dress and behavior.
Home-movie behavior: The value is a brief unstaged exchange as a woman appears to hand a small package toward a suited man holding a newspaper while bystanders shift around them.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in hats and coats, a suited man with a fedora, a small package or folded paper, a newspaper, platform railing, and an open distant background.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld contact-print framing that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for urban travel, waiting crowds, everyday exchange, or prewar public-life atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene suggests ordinary adults gathering on an outdoor platform in San Francisco, with clothing and social spacing conveying everyday late-1930s public movement.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so use may require likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 San Francisco 8mm home movie, crowded platform with hats, woman handing package to man, and vintage public transit or pier crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with 1939 San Francisco footage, and finally with themes of public platforms, travel crowds, and everyday exchanges.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 San Francisco 8mm frame showing adults in period hats and coats gathered on an outdoor platform near a railing. — Crowded platform scene with adults in hats and coats near the railing.

1939 San Francisco frame of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and dark coat among adults on an outdoor platform. — Woman in a dark coat and hat stands among bystanders on the platform.

1939 San Francisco 8mm frame with a suited man in a fedora standing near women in hats on a public platform. — Suited man in a fedora stands beside women in hats on the crowded platform.

1939 San Francisco frame showing adults in hats and suits clustered near a railing on an outdoor platform. — Adults in hats and suits cluster near the railing as the home movie camera shifts.

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