Portugal-1972: Grand Stone Obelisk with Sculpted Figures

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPortugal
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Portugal

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Grand Stone Obelisk with Sculpted Figures — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Portugal in 1972, showing a grand stone monument with sculpted figures under a clear blue sky. The camera slowly pans upward along the tall obelisk, capturing intricate carvings and classical statues at its base. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a purple-blue tint common in 1970s amateur footage. In the background, trees and a building with a sign reading 'MAIOR' are visible, suggesting an urban public square. The scene evokes a sense of historical reverence and national pride, typical of mid-century documentary-style home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 120948615

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Portugal 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: 1970s Portugal 8mm footage suited for documentary or educational requests needing a visitor-shot view of a monumental public sculpture and obelisk in an urban square.
Period detail: The clip shows 1972 home-movie-era visual clues through the 8mm color palette, handheld framing, and a public monument seen against trees, sky, and a nearby building with signage noted in the source metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational feel of a traveler pausing in a public square and tilting upward to record the scale and sculptural detail of a landmark.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall pale stone obelisk, sculpted figures around its base, a blue sky, dark film gate borders, trees, and glimpses of surrounding urban architecture.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, rounded frame edges, and a cool purple-blue color shift that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, architectural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a sequence about Portugal in the early 1970s.
Historical context: The scene documents how a public monument and its classical sculptural program were encountered by an amateur filmmaker rather than presenting a formal survey of the site.
Research note: No people are visible in the supplied frames, but the visible signage or brand-like text noted in the metadata and the identifiable public monument should be reviewed separately from copyright, likeness, and property considerations.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches might include 1972 Portugal 8mm monument, Super 8 Portuguese public square obelisk, vintage travel footage stone statues, and home movie landmark pan.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Portugal 1972 public-square or monument footage, and then with broader 1970s European travel and civic landmark material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing the lower section of a pale stone obelisk with classical sculpted figures at its base under a clear blue sky. — Monument base and sculpted figures under blue sky.

1972 Portugal home-movie frame of a tall stone monument rising from a sculpted base, with trees and a nearby building edge in the background. — Tall monument rising above its sculpted base.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame with the camera tilted upward along the monument shaft, showing carved stonework and statuary against a deep blue sky. — Upward view along the monument shaft.

Final 1972 Portugal home-movie frame showing the tall obelisk and sculpted figures near its base, framed by a clear blue sky and dark 8mm borders. — Obelisk and statues framed in 8mm borders.

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