Iowa USA-1967: Statue of Virgin Mary Holding Infant Jesus

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

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Statue of Virgin Mary Holding Infant Jesus — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Iowa, USA, in 1967, showing a white statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. The statue is illuminated against a dark, textured background with star-like patterns, creating a serene and reverent atmosphere. The footage, captured on film, features natural grain, warm color tones, and subtle camera movement, including a slow pan and slight zoom, enhancing its nostalgic and sacred mood. The scene evokes religious devotion and quiet contemplation, typical of personal religious recordings from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 120891397

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: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1960s 8mm religious home-movie material from Iowa, especially a short devotional cutaway of a Marian statue at night.
Period detail: The warm reversal-film color, soft focus, and simple visitor-shot framing support the 1967 home-movie context, while the statue and grotto-like setting appear timeless rather than tied to a specific public landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the quiet value of a personal devotional recording, with the camera lingering on the statue and nearby textured surfaces rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white Virgin Mary and infant Jesus statue, dark foliage or textured backing, stone or grotto-like surfaces, warm illumination, black frame edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, warm amber exposure, soft focus, slight handheld drift, and dark underexposed edges that preserve the physical feel of projected home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a reverent insert, memory beat, nighttime religious cutaway, or transition into themes of Catholic devotion, family faith, or sacred domestic travel footage.
Historical context: The imagery reflects mid-century home-movie attention to religious objects and devotional spaces, without enough visual evidence to identify the site or congregation.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but religious subject matter and any site-specific property or artwork rights should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1967 Iowa 8mm Virgin Mary statue, Super 8 Catholic shrine at night, home movie religious statue, and vintage Marian devotional footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Iowa 1967 home movies, and then with broader 1960s religious shrine, Catholic devotion, or nighttime sacred-object footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Iowa 8mm frame showing a white Virgin Mary and infant Jesus statue lit warmly against a dark grotto-like or foliage-backed setting. — Mary and infant Jesus statue in warm nighttime light.

1967 Iowa 8mm frame focusing on the lower drapery of a white Marian statue beside rough stone-like texture and dark foliage. — Lower statue detail and grotto-like base.

1967 Iowa 8mm frame showing a warm illuminated grotto-like surface with a small dark cross-like form and surrounding rough texture. — Textured shrine surface with small dark form.

1967 Iowa 8mm frame of a dark, grainy grotto-like wall or foliage texture with mottled warm light and no visible people. — Mottled dark shrine or grotto texture.

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