California-1936: Yellow Building Against Blue Sky With Fluffy Clouds

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Yellow Building Against Blue Sky With Fluffy Clouds — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a tall yellow building against a bright blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds. The footage, framed by dark borders, shows slight camera movement and natural film grain, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a California landmark from the 1930s. The warm sunlight highlights the building's textured surface, creating a classic mid-century Americana scene. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127477257

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1936 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California home-movie cutaway for productions needing an exterior building detail under open sky.
Period detail: The frame may show a sunlit stucco or painted tower-like building form, with no visible signage or modern street detail to date it independently.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the upper building and sky rather than staging an event or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pale yellow tower, blue sky, small white clouds, dark 8mm frame borders, diagonal utility or support lines, and roof edges.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, warm exposure, gate edges, light weave, dust marks, and natural grain typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief exterior insert, location transition, skyward cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a California or 1930s sequence.
Historical context: As visual context, the shot records a built exterior seen from below in bright daylight, emphasizing color, weather, and casual travel observation.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but building identity and any property or copyright considerations should be checked before sensitive use.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1930s California 8mm building, yellow tower blue sky, vintage home movie clouds, and California exterior cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1936 California exteriors, then broader 1930s architecture, sky, and travel cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing the top of a pale yellow tower-like building against blue sky and scattered white clouds. — A pale yellow tower rises into a blue, cloud-filled sky.

A sunlit yellow building top appears within dark 8mm frame borders, set against blue sky and fluffy white clouds. — The building top remains centered beneath a textured cloud pattern.

Soft-focused 8mm frame of a yellow tower-like structure under a bright blue sky with scattered cloud texture. — A handheld view catches the tower and sky through soft focus.

1936 California home-movie frame showing more of the yellow tower, roof edges, and diagonal lines beneath a clouded blue sky. — The final frame reveals more roofline below the yellow tower.

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