Paris France-1938: Smoking River Vessel Passing Beneath an Iron Bridge

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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

river transport
urban waterways
steam propulsion
bridge engineering
travel observation
historic Paris

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Oblique view across the water toward the vessel and bridge
Setting: outdoor · Urban river beneath an iron arch bridge, with masonry supports and trees beyond
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · No visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright masonry and deeply shadowed vessel details
People: 2 · At least two tiny, indistinct figures appear along the bridge; faces, ages and clothing details are unresolved.
Vehicles: Smoking river vessel · Partially visible low river craft
Landmarks: Seine
Objects: Iron arch bridge · Masonry pier · Bridge railing · Tall funnel · Smoke plume · Deck canopy · Boat hull · Water reflections · Trees
Colors: dark blue · purple · charcoal · cream · gray · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A dark vessel with a tall funnel passes in front of the bridge's pale masonry pier.
Gray smoke rises as the camera follows the vessel leftward.
The covered deck and low hull remain shadowed beneath the iron span.
The pier reaches the right edge and another low craft appears beneath the bridge.

Smoking River Vessel Passing Beneath an Iron Bridge — Clip Details

Paris, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows a low river vessel passing beneath an iron arch bridge on the Seine. A tall funnel releases gray smoke above the dark hull and a small covered deck area. The camera pans left to follow its movement as a pale masonry pier shifts toward the right edge. Rippling water fills the foreground, with trees beyond the bridge and deep shadows obscuring details aboard.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002798

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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: This circa 1938 Paris river view serves documentary requests for historic Seine traffic, smoking vessels and iron bridge infrastructure.
Period detail: The low hull, tall smoking funnel and small deck canopy provide transport detail consistent with the section's circa 1938 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor follows a passing craft with a loose pan, retaining the bridge and rippling water as an unstaged setting.
What appears in frame: A dark hull, covered deck, smoking funnel, iron arch, pale masonry pier, distant figures and water reflections share the frame.
Film character: Grain, vertical scratches, soft detail and purple-shifted shadows give the projected-film capture a visibly aged texture.
Edit role: Use it as a moving cutaway or river transition between broader Paris views and architectural details.
Historical context: The passing craft places river navigation beside the bridge infrastructure within the section's established Seine setting.
Research note: No vessel name or logo is readable; copyright licensing remains separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1938 Paris home movies, smoking Seine vessels and historic river traffic beneath iron bridges.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Seine panorama, Notre-Dame traffic and Hôtel de Ville, then Paris material circa 1938 and other historic river transport.

Still Frames From This Clip

Paris, circa 1938: a shadowed Seine vessel passes an iron arch bridge, with its tall funnel beside a bright masonry pier. — The vessel's low hull and covered deck sit in deep shadow beneath the iron bridge.
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A smoking vessel on the Seine in Paris, circa 1938, passes the bridge pier as reflections break across the foreground water. — A gray plume rises above the funnel while the pale bridge support stands behind the vessel.
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Seine river traffic in Paris, circa 1938: the vessel's funnel and canopy stand against an iron span and bright masonry support. — The follow pan moves the bridge pier rightward while keeping the smoking funnel near the center.
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Paris, circa 1938: a smoking Seine vessel moves past the bridge opening, with another craft partly visible to the left. — More of the bridge opening appears as the masonry pier reaches the right edge.
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