Paris France-1938: Cars Pass Cathedral Portals as Camera Tilts to Twin Towers

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationParis, Ile-de-France, France
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1938 · Paris & Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel · Reel 9dc51293 contains 19 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

urban travel
Gothic architecture
religious heritage
street life
historic transportation
amateur sightseeing
Paris landmarks

Shot type: mixed
Camera: tilt · handheld · Ground-level frontal view becoming a low-angle view
Setting: outdoor · Urban cathedral forecourt and adjoining roadway
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with brighter upper stonework and shaded portals
People: 18 · Approximately eighteen distant pedestrians are visible across the opening views, wearing a mixture of dark and light clothing; faces and ages are indistinct.
Vehicles: Dark enclosed period automobiles · Light-colored upright automobile with rear-mounted spare wheel
Landmarks: Notre-Dame de Paris
Objects: Three sculpted entrance portals · Wooden entrance doors · Gallery of Kings statues · West rose window · Stone balustrades · Open Gothic arcade · Twin bell towers · Street lamps
Colors: warm beige · brown · muted pink · blue · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Period automobiles pass in front of the three cathedral portals.
The upward tilt begins to carry the traffic out of view.
The rose window and sculpted gallery occupy the frame.
The twin towers rise above the open stone arcade.
The shot settles near the tower tops against clouds.

Cars Pass Cathedral Portals as Camera Tilts to Twin Towers — Clip Details

Paris, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows cars crossing in front of Notre-Dame de Paris while pedestrians move near its three sculpted entrance portals. The camera tilts upward past the Gallery of Kings and central rose window to the open arcades and twin towers. This single continuous shot shifts from street activity to architectural detail, with soft focus, warm color and visible vertical scratches.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002796

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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: Paris, Ile-de-France, France 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: Supports documentary and museum briefs seeking Paris circa 1938, with moving automobiles beneath a recognizable cathedral façade.
Period detail: Upright car bodies, separate fenders and a rear-mounted spare wheel provide the strongest visible clues to the approximate period.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's camera follows the building upward from passing street activity to the towers without staging the pedestrians.
What appears in frame: The shot contains moving cars, distant pedestrians, carved portals, a statue gallery, a rose window, open arcades and twin towers.
Film character: Soft detail, warm color, uneven illumination and vertical scratches give this projected-film capture a visibly analog texture.
Edit role: The complete tilt serves as an establishing shot connecting street life with the cathedral's upper architecture.
Historical context: Automobile traffic and scattered pedestrians share the foreground beneath the monumental Gothic west front.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from likeness and property rights; pedestrians are distant, while the cathedral and architectural sculpture are visible.
Research search match: Matches searches for Notre-Dame traffic, Paris circa 1938 home movies, Gothic façade details and an upward reveal of cathedral towers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Tour Saint-Jacques, Hôtel de Ville and Place de la Concorde traffic, then Paris circa 1938 views and other cathedral travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A dark automobile crosses before Notre-Dame de Paris circa 1938, with pedestrians near the carved west portals and rose window above. — Passing traffic and pedestrians beneath Notre-Dame's west façade.
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Notre-Dame de Paris circa 1938, showing the west rose window, Gallery of Kings and carved portals during an upward camera tilt. — The west rose window above the Gallery of Kings.
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The upper arcade and west rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris circa 1938, with the lower tower openings entering the frame. — Stone tracery and the rose window as the camera climbs the façade.
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Notre-Dame de Paris's twin western towers rise above the open arcade against blue sky and pale clouds, circa 1938. — Twin towers and open arcades against passing clouds.
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