Paris France-1938: Cyclist Turns Across a Tree-Lined Walkway and Glances Back

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationParis, Ile-de-France, France
Duration7s
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 everyday life
cycling
pedestrian movement
boulevard leisure
informal camera interaction
period clothing
travel observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Eye-level view looking along the sidewalk
Setting: outdoor · Broad urban boulevard sidewalk lined with mature trees and building fronts
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight alternating with deep tree shade
People: 16 · Approximately sixteen people are visible at the busiest moments, including pedestrians in suits and dresses and a young cyclist wearing a light short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts.
Vehicles: bicycle
Objects: mature trees · paved sidewalk · building fronts · handbags · bicycle saddle · bicycle handlebars · narrow pavement edging
Colors: purple · magenta · pale pink · dark brown · light blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Pedestrians walk in both directions along the tree-lined sidewalk.
A young cyclist enters the foreground from the left.
The cyclist turns across the foreground and looks toward the camera.
The rider swings one leg behind the saddle as the bicycle angles across the pavement.

Cyclist Turns Across a Tree-Lined Walkway and Glances Back — Clip Details

Paris, circa 1938 home movie footage shows pedestrians walking along a broad, tree-lined boulevard sidewalk. A young cyclist enters from the left, turns across the foreground and looks toward the camera while swinging a leg behind the saddle. Suited men and women in dresses continue along the shaded pavement beside building fronts. One continuous, largely stationary wide shot records the action in soft color with a pronounced purple cast.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002807

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Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
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 requests for Paris street life circa 1938, with a foreground bicycle turn and pedestrians on a shaded boulevard sidewalk.
Period detail: Men's dark suits, women's knee-length dresses and the cyclist's short-sleeved shirt and shorts provide visible clothing detail consistent with circa 1938.
Home-movie behavior: The cyclist's glance toward the lens interrupts the anonymous pedestrian flow with an informal response to the person filming.
What appears in frame: The shot contains a bicycle, a young rider, pedestrians in dresses and suits, mature trees, building fronts and alternating bands of sun and shade.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, scattered surface marks and a strong purple-magenta cast accompany the slightly unsteady recording of projected color film.
Edit role: Works as a street-life cutaway or a brief human-interest beat, with the bicycle entrance and turn supplying a clear progression.
Historical context: The view shows walking and cycling sharing a broad boulevard sidewalk, with everyday clothing and movement taking precedence over monumental Paris.
Research note: People and building fronts are visible, including a possibly minor rider; copyright permission does not establish likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Paris cycling circa 1938, Champs-Élysées pedestrian life and small-gauge color home movies of urban sidewalks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Place de la Concorde cars and Louvre pedestrians, then Paris streets circa 1938, followed by other informal cycling scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Paris, circa 1938: women in dresses and men in dark suits walk away along a sunlit, tree-lined boulevard sidewalk. — Pedestrians recede beneath the trees as bands of shade cross the broad pavement.
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Paris, circa 1938: pedestrians continue along the boulevard sidewalk, with a light dress prominent near the center-right. — Walking figures occupy the sunny center and shaded edge of the boulevard sidewalk.
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Paris, circa 1938: pedestrians pass beneath boulevard trees as a figure begins entering the near left edge. — The pedestrian view continues just before the cyclist moves into the foreground.
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Paris, circa 1938: a young cyclist in a light shirt and dark shorts turns across the sidewalk and looks toward the camera. — The cyclist glances toward the lens while swinging a leg behind the saddle.
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