Maine USA-1971: Shot Of Purple And Yellow Flowers As A Man Sits In The Background

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMaine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Maine

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Shot Of Purple And Yellow Flowers As A Man Sits In The... — Clip Details

MAINE USA-1971: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a close-up of vibrant purple lilac blossoms, their delicate petals glowing against a dark, shadowy background. The scene transitions to a cluster of bright yellow and white daffodils in full bloom, their cheerful colors standing out in a garden setting. In the background, a man in a patterned shirt sits on a bench, partially obscured by the flowers, adding a human element to the natural scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, mid-1970s Americana feel. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring nature and everyday life in the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123063793

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: Maine, 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: 1971 Maine 8mm garden footage suited for documentary cutaways, memory sequences, and editorial uses needing domestic spring flowers with a human presence nearby.
Period detail: The frames may show early 1970s home-movie color, casual garden seating, and bright spring flowers, with no visible landmarks or dated signage beyond the supplied 1971 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, lingering on lilacs and daffodils while a seated man remains partly hidden in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include purple lilac blossoms, yellow and white daffodils, green leaves, dark garden shadows, a planter edge, a bench area, and a seated adult man.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, soft focus shifts, deep shadow, visible grain, and handheld framing that give the garden scene archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a floral insert, seasonal transition, domestic garden cutaway, or quiet memory beat within 1970s family-life material.
Historical context: The footage documents an informal garden moment in Maine, emphasizing home observation of flowers rather than a public event or identifiable place.
Research note: An adult person appears in the background, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, music, or clearly identifiable private-property details are visible here.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1971 Maine 8mm flowers, Super 8 garden daffodils, vintage home movie lilacs, and 1970s family garden cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1971 Maine home movies, and then with broader garden, spring, and domestic nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing purple lilac blossoms in soft focus against dark garden foliage. — Purple lilac blossoms fill the frame in a shadowed garden close-up.

1971 Maine garden frame with daffodils in front and a seated adult man partly obscured in the background. — Daffodils stand in the foreground while a seated man is partly visible behind the flowers.

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing yellow and white daffodils with a partially obscured seated man in the background. — A dense cluster of daffodils is filmed from close range with a seated man behind them.

1971 Maine garden close-up of white and yellow daffodils, framed tightly with green leaves and dark shadows. — White and yellow daffodils fill the frame in a close garden view.

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