Adults cross the street as cars and a stone facade frame the background.
1963 · Lucerne, Switzerland
Still image · $49
This small preview is for browsing. Your licensed download is the full 4K image.
4K archival still image
Pedestrians and mid-century cars share a sunlit street near an arched stone entrance — Lucerne, 1963
$49 USD Full 4K image license
You’re licensing the 4K image3,840 × 2,160 pixels · JPEG
Extracted from the film scan master, not enlarged from the 256px preview.
- Download
- Full 4K · 3840 × 2160 pixels · JPEG
- Web preview
- 455 × 256 pixels
- Catalog year
- 1963
- Location
- Lucerne, Switzerland
- Image
- Still 1 · 0.48s into the source clip
- License
- Editorial 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.
One full-resolution still image is included. The source video is licensed separately.
Read the licensing guideAbout this image
1963 Lucerne street view with pedestrians, a pale sedan, a purple car, and a stone building with an arched doorway.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.48 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
Browsing preview455 × 256pixels · shown above
Licensed 4K image3840 × 2160pixels · JPEG download
About 71× as many pixels as the web preview. The master retains the original film’s grain, texture and condition.
Visually similar images
Finding frames with a similar composition and subject…
Explore the subjects in this image
Other frames from this clip
Pedestrians move through the crosswalk beside a stone building in bright daylight.
1963 · Lucerne, Switzerland
Still image · $49
The view opens to a broader street scene with pedestrians, cars, trees, and surrounding buildings.
1963 · Lucerne, Switzerland
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Lucerne Switzerland-1963: Americans Strolling on Cobblestone Street
Watch the movement and surrounding scene in the source clip, or license the video separately.
Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Period detail
The frames show mid-century clothing, compact cars, a cobblestone street, striped crosswalk markings, and stone architecture consistent with the supplied 1963 Lucerne metadata.
Film character
The 8mm color image has visible grain, soft focus, strong sunlight, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve a physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The footage documents ordinary pedestrian and traffic activity in a European street setting, showing how visitors encountered Lucerne through a casual home-movie lens.
Research note
People and vehicle identifiers may be visible, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from likeness, brand, and location-related clearance considerations.
Image licensing questions
What resolution will I download?
Your license includes the 3840 × 2160-pixel JPEG in full 4K resolution. The 455 × 256-pixel image on this page is a browsing preview. The licensed image is extracted from the scan master, not enlarged from the preview.
What does the $49 still-image license include?
It covers this one still image. This image is editorial only; commercial advertising and paid placements are not permitted. Choose the usage, territory and term at checkout. The source video is licensed separately.
Can I see the footage this image came from?
Yes. The source clip is “Lucerne Switzerland-1963: Americans Strolling on Cobblestone Street”. Its page includes the video preview and the archive’s source and licensing information.
