Daffodil Hill California USA-1985: A Cluster Of Yellow Daffodils Growing In A

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Year1985
Decade1980s
LocationDaffodil Hill, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1985 Daffodil Hill California

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A Cluster Of Yellow Daffodils Growing In A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1985, this vintage home movie captures a vibrant field of daffodils in full bloom at Daffodil Hill, California. The footage opens with a wide view of yellow and white daffodils swaying gently in a breeze, with blurred figures of people walking in the background. The camera then moves to a close-up, focusing on the delicate white petals and bright yellow centers of individual flowers against a soft, earthy backdrop. The natural light and film grain lend a nostalgic, authentic feel to this classic archival clip.

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: 123037899

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1554 · Super 8 · 3″ reel
Original reel label: uss mcluskey navy base
Reel-level year note: 1985
Reel-level location note: san diego california
Date: 1985 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Daffodil Hill, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 1980s archival requests needing spring flower, garden, California travel, or home-movie nature cutaways for documentary, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail: The 8mm look, visitor-shot framing, and 1985 metadata place this as mid-1980s home-movie footage, with no visible signs or landmarks beyond the daffodil display.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an informal visitor perspective, moving from a broad view with distant walkers to close views of blossoms as someone records a seasonal outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow daffodil clusters, a white daffodil with a yellow center, green stems, bare earth, soft background foliage, and distant visitors.
Film character: The footage shows visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of small-gauge home-movie film scanned from physical 8mm material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a springtime insert, garden cutaway, location-establishing nature detail, or quiet memory beat between broader travel or family scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a public-facing floral visit in California in 1985, emphasizing seasonal bloom and casual leisure rather than a staged horticultural record.
Research note: People appear only as distant background figures, but likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and any property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1985 8mm daffodil footage, Daffodil Hill California home movie, spring flower garden cutaway, and vintage close-up daffodils.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1985 Daffodil Hill material, then broader vintage spring garden or California flower footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1985 8mm home-movie view of yellow daffodils at Daffodil Hill, California, with distant visitors beyond the flower bed. — Yellow daffodils fill the foreground while distant visitors move through the background.

Close 8mm frame of a white daffodil with a yellow center at Daffodil Hill, with nearby yellow blossoms softly out of focus. — A white daffodil with a yellow center appears among green stems and nearby blooms.

1985 8mm close-up of a white daffodil with a yellow center, framed against soil and green stems at Daffodil Hill. — The camera holds on a soft close view of a white daffodil and surrounding stems.

Final close 8mm frame of a white daffodil at Daffodil Hill, California, with green stems crossing the earthy background. — A white daffodil remains centered as nearby yellow flowers and stems frame the shot.

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