San Francisco California-1939: Men in Suits and Hats Shaking Hands at Airport

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

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Men in Suits and Hats Shaking Hands at Airport — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1939: Men in suits and fedoras gather at an airport, one man carrying a newspaper and packages while another shakes hands. The scene captures a moment of arrival or departure, with a United Air Lines plane visible in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features classic 1930s fashion and a grainy, nostalgic quality, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century travel and social interaction.

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: 127270471

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: Yes
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 airport home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about late-1930s air travel, public arrivals, business travel, or social greetings around commercial aviation.
Period detail: Visible period clues include men in suits and brimmed hats, a black-and-white 8mm home-movie look, printed newspapers or packages, and a United Air Lines aircraft in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged arrival or departure moment as men greet one another, handle papers and packages, and move through a small airport crowd.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in suits and hats, a handshake, newspapers or wrapped packages, smiling bystanders, an aircraft fuselage, boarding stairs, and a United Air Lines logo.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm texture with heavy grain, uneven exposure, gate shadows, handheld framing, and brief contact-print-like edge vignetting.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for airport arrivals, intercity travel, business movement, or 1930s public social exchange.
Historical context: The scene shows commercial air travel as a public and social setting, with formally dressed adults gathered close to the aircraft during boarding or arrival.
Research note: People and faces are visible and a United Air Lines brand mark appears, so users should review likeness, trademark, and contextual permissions separately from any film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful researcher searches include 1939 San Francisco airport home movie, 1930s United Air Lines plane, men in fedoras shaking hands, and 8mm airport arrival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1939 San Francisco airport or travel footage, and then with broader 1930s aviation and arrival-departure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 San Francisco airport footage, men in suits and brimmed hats stand near an aircraft as one man holds papers or packages and another appears to greet him. — Men gather beside an aircraft during an airport greeting.

In 1939 San Francisco airport footage, a fedora-wearing man carries papers or packages while other adults stand close to an airplane in the background. — A suited man carries papers beside an aircraft.

In 1939 San Francisco airport footage, a suited man in a fedora stands near smiling bystanders with an airplane visible behind the group. — A suited traveler stands among airport bystanders.

In 1939 San Francisco airport footage, a United Air Lines aircraft fuselage appears beside boarding stairs with people standing on or near the steps. — United Air Lines aircraft beside boarding stairs.

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