Iowa USA-1967: A Statue Of The Virgin Mary And Baby Jesus In A Cavern-Like

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationIowa, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Iowa

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A Statue Of The Virgin Mary And Baby Jesus In A Cavern-Like — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Iowa, USA, in 1967, showing a solemn religious memorial. The clip begins with a dark, cavern-like stone wall, then slowly pans to reveal a white marble statue of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. The statue is set within an arched alcove, illuminated by soft, warm lighting that highlights its features against a dark, star-adorned background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, reverent atmosphere, capturing a moment of quiet devotion.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120891377

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 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: Iowa, United States 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: 1960s Iowa 8mm footage suited to documentary or museum requests for Catholic devotional statuary, roadside shrine imagery, or quiet religious memory inserts.
Period detail: The clip shows 1967 home-movie color, warm tungsten-like shrine lighting, a grotto-style stone setting, and a white Virgin Mary and child statue in an arched alcove.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from textured stonework toward the devotional statue as if recording a personal stop at a religious memorial.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rough stone walls, a small tree-like form or branch detail, an arched shrine recess, star shapes on a dark backdrop, warm lamps, and a white statue of Mary holding the infant Jesus.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, heavy grain, warm amber color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of a short home-movie observation.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a solemn cutaway, faith-themed insert, memory beat, or transition into a sequence about Catholic devotion, pilgrimage, or Midwestern family travel.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century home-movie attention to devotional spaces and religious statuary without showing a service, congregation, or identifiable visitors.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are indicated, but the religious subject and possible shrine or memorial setting should be reviewed separately from copyright and property permissions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1967 Iowa 8mm Virgin Mary statue, Catholic grotto home movie, baby Jesus shrine footage, and religious memorial stone alcove.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Iowa 1967 travel or memorial footage, and then with broader 1960s religious shrine or Catholic devotion clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Iowa 8mm frame showing a dim, cavern-like stone wall with amber illumination and a branch-like or tree-shaped detail before the shrine statue appears. — Textured stone wall inside a dim devotional setting.

1967 Iowa home-movie frame showing the right side of a grotto-style arched alcove with a white Virgin Mary and child statue partly visible below warm lights and star shapes. — Religious statue begins to enter the arched shrine view.

1967 Iowa 8mm frame with a white statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus inside a rough stone arch, set against a dark backdrop with stars and small lights. — Mary and child statue inside a grotto-style alcove.

Close 1967 Iowa 8mm view of the white Virgin Mary and infant Jesus statue, with rough stonework on one side and a dark backdrop decorated with star shapes behind it. — Closer devotional view of the Mary and child statue.

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