New York USA-1941: A Vibrant Red Dahlia in Full Bloom

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 New York

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A Vibrant Red Dahlia in Full Bloom — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie from 1941 captures a close-up of a large, bright red dahlia in full bloom, its petals rich with color and texture. The flower stands out against a lush garden backdrop with green foliage and smaller pink blossoms, suggesting a well-tended backyard or park setting. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, warm color saturation, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, timeless quality. The camera remains steady, focusing on the flower's intricate details, with a second, lighter-colored dahlia briefly appearing. This authentic slice of mid-20th century Americana is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 123126851

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: 1941 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: New York, 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: 1940s New York 8mm garden footage for documentary, education, museum, or commercial edits needing a brief floral close-up or seasonal home-movie cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show a red dahlia and surrounding garden plants, with the 1941 New York context supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers closely on a single bloom from a personal, observational home-movie perspective, valuing color and garden detail over staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large red dahlia, orange-yellow flower centers, pink blossoms, green foliage, bare branches, and glimpses of a garden background.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, saturated reds, mild grain, dark frame edges, and slight exposure variation that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a floral insert, seasonal transition, domestic memory beat, or quiet cutaway between broader 1940s home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The clip offers a small visual record of ornamental gardening and color-focused amateur filming in the early 1940s, without identifiable people or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private-property identifiers are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1941 New York 8mm garden flower footage, red dahlia home movie, vintage floral close-up, and 1940s amateur color film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then other 1941 New York footage, then garden, flower, nature, or domestic home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 New York 8mm frame showing a red dahlia filling the foreground against pink blossoms and garden greenery. — A red dahlia dominates the garden frame, with smaller flowers and foliage behind it.

1941 New York 8mm frame of a red dahlia close-up, with soft-focus garden foliage and pink blossoms behind it. — The red dahlia remains centered against a layered garden backdrop.

1941 New York 8mm frame with the red dahlia shifted large in the foreground over pink blossoms and dense greenery. — The flower fills more of the frame as the garden background stays softly visible.

1941 New York 8mm frame showing a red dahlia partly off center amid pink flowers, greenery, and thin garden branches. — The closing frame keeps the red bloom prominent among surrounding garden flowers.

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