Paris France-1938: Sustained View of an Ornate Civic Façade and Clock Tower

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationParis, Ile-de-France, France
Duration8s
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

civic architecture
Paris sightseeing
municipal identity
architectural ornament
urban heritage
home movie travel

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt · Slightly upward, oblique view of the frontage
Setting: outdoor · Urban civic landmark with street activity at the base
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright stone highlights and deep architectural shadows
People: 15 · Approximately fifteen tiny pedestrian figures are discernible near the entrances and pavement; distance and softness prevent reliable individual counts or descriptions.
Vehicles: distant cars
Landmarks: Hôtel de Ville de Paris
Objects: clock · clock tower · carved stone figures · arched doorways · rows of windows · dormer windows · steep roofs · chimneys · street lamps · foreground stone posts · tree
Colors: purple · mauve · stone brown · blue · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The ornate frontage and central clock tower fill the view.
The camera holds on the windows, carved stonework and arched entrances.
Slight upward drift emphasizes the steep roofs and tall chimneys.

Sustained View of an Ornate Civic Façade and Clock Tower — Clip Details

Paris, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows the Hôtel de Ville in a sustained exterior view. Rows of windows, sculpted stonework and arched entrances fill the lower façade beneath steep roofs, tall chimneys and a central clock tower. Small pedestrians and vehicles appear along the bottom edge. The framing wavers gently and shifts upward toward the roofline under a partly cloudy sky.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002797

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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: Provides a Paris civic landmark establishing view for documentary or museum sequences using travel footage estimated to date from circa 1938.
Period detail: Small cars at the base may show period traffic, but their blurred outlines and the enduring architecture do not independently establish a narrow filming date.
Home-movie behavior: The lingering visitor-shot composition and gentle framing drift suggest a traveler studying an impressive public building.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a clock tower, steep roofs, tall chimneys, carved stone figures, arched entrances, distant cars and a tree at the right.
Film character: Soft projected detail, grain, uneven brightness and purple-magenta color rendition give the transfer a visibly mediated small-gauge film texture.
Edit role: Use as an establishing shot or architectural cutaway between busier Paris street and river scenes.
Historical context: The checked reconstruction date of 1882 places the ornate Hôtel de Ville exterior well before this estimated filming period and does not narrowly date the shot.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from likeness and property rights; pedestrians lack identifiable faces, while façade sculptures are visible.
Research search match: Matches searches for Paris city hall archival footage, Hôtel de Ville clock tower views and circa 1938 small-gauge sightseeing home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Tour Saint-Jacques, Notre-Dame and Seine views, then other Paris footage from circa 1938 or comparable civic architecture studies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Paris Hôtel de Ville, circa 1938, with sculpted frontage, arched entrances and a central clock tower above distant street activity. — The Hôtel de Ville frontage fills the view beneath steep roofs and a cloudy sky.
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Hôtel de Ville in Paris, circa 1938, showing long window rows, tall chimneys and small pedestrians at the base of the façade. — Window rows and carved ornament extend across the municipal building.
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Circa 1938 view of Paris's Hôtel de Ville, with its central clock, dormer windows and sculpted frontage under a purple-blue sky. — The central clock and roof ornament remain prominent in the sustained view.
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Paris Hôtel de Ville, circa 1938, in a slightly higher framing that emphasizes the roofline, chimneys and central tower. — The later framing gives the roofline and chimneys greater prominence.
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