Skyline Drive Virginia USA-1943: Young Man Laying On His Back Viewing The Autumn Sky

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Year1943
Decade1940s
LocationSkyline Drive, Virginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1943 Skyline Drive Virginia

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Young Man Laying On His Back Viewing The Autumn Sky — Clip Details

A young man in a dark suit lies on his back in a grassy park, gazing upward at the sky through binoculars. Sunlight filters through vibrant autumn trees with golden and red leaves, casting dappled light on the scene. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1943, captures a quiet, contemplative moment in a natural setting. The final frames shift to a close-up of flowering branches against a deep blue sky, highlighting the rich colors of the season. This vintage home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse of leisure and nature in mid-century America.

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: 123132034

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1943 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: Skyline Drive, Virginia, 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: Supports 1940s editorial requests for quiet American leisure, Skyline Drive nature travel, or contemplative home-movie inserts.
Period detail: The dark suit, 8mm color home-movie texture, and park setting may show mid-1940s recreational travel in Virginia.
Home-movie behavior: An unstaged young man lies in the grass and looks upward through binoculars, emphasizing casual observation rather than posed sightseeing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man on grass, binoculars, autumn trees, bright foliage, blue sky, branches, and strong sunlit color.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a reflective insert, seasonal cutaway, nature transition, or memory beat within a 1940s travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a private leisure moment within a wooded Skyline Drive setting, linking personal travel with autumn scenery.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from subject clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Skyline Drive home movie, 8mm Virginia autumn park, man with binoculars, and vintage nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Skyline Drive material, then broader 1940s autumn travel or nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1943 Skyline Drive footage, a young man in a dark suit lies on grass under bright autumn trees with binoculars raised. — A young man reclines in the grass beneath sunlit autumn foliage.

The man remains reclined in the Skyline Drive park setting, holding binoculars as red and gold leaves glow behind him. — The reclining figure looks skyward from a grassy area under fall trees.

A soft 8mm frame shows the suited man lying back in the grass, partly shaded by trees with bright autumn foliage. — The home-movie view holds on the man resting in the park grass.

The final frame shifts upward to reddish autumn branches and small leaves set against a saturated blue sky. — Branches and autumn leaves fill the skyward closing view.

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