Western USA-1980: Wild Lupine Flowers and Dandelion Seed Head

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Wild Lupine Flowers and Dandelion Seed Head — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from the Western USA in 1980 captures a close-up of wild lupine flowers swaying gently in a sunlit meadow. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural light, with a shallow depth of field highlighting the purple and white blooms against a backdrop of dry grasses. The sequence transitions to a dandelion seed head, showcasing the delicate, fluffy white seeds ready to disperse. This authentic archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and natural beauty, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122823317

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 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: 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archive requests needing 1980s Western U.S. nature cutaways from real 8mm home-movie footage for documentary, museum, education, or period editorial use.
Period detail: The visible clues are natural rather than dated, with wildflowers, dry grasses, warm daylight, and 8mm color rendering supporting the supplied 1980 Western U.S. home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged amateur nature-study perspective, lingering closely on meadow plants rather than arranging a formal botanical scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include purple lupine-like blooms, green stems and leaves, dry meadow grasses, dark shaded background areas, and a white dandelion seed head.
Film character: The footage shows warm color saturation, visible 8mm grain, soft focus falloff, slight handheld framing, and exposure shifts typical of scanned small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or quiet cutaway between broader Western U.S. outdoor scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a casual 1980 home-movie view of wild plants in an outdoor setting, giving everyday visual context without identifying a specific park or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright, source ownership, and any project-specific botanical or location claims.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1980 8mm wildflowers, Western U.S. meadow close-up, lupine flowers home movie, dandelion seed head, and vintage nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1980 Western U.S. outdoor clips, then broader wildflower, meadow, and small-gauge nature material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Western U.S. 8mm frame showing purple lupine-like wildflowers in warm sunlight against dry meadow grasses. — Purple wildflowers fill the foreground with dry grasses and dark shade behind them.

Close 8mm view of lupine-like purple blooms and green foliage in a Western U.S. meadow setting, based on clip metadata. — The camera holds on purple blooms and narrow leaves in warm meadow light.

Warm-toned 8mm frame of purple wildflowers and surrounding dry meadow vegetation, consistent with the supplied 1980 Western U.S. context. — A dense cluster of purple wildflowers appears amid dry grass and soft shadows.

1980 Western U.S. 8mm frame showing a white dandelion seed head standing among dry grasses and plant stalks. — A white dandelion seed head stands out against brown grasses and thin plant stems.

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