Illinois USA-1962: St Benedict's Abbey Sign And Building In Field

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationIllinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Illinois

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St Benedict's Abbey Sign And Building In Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures St. Benedict's Abbey in Illinois. A large ornate wrought-iron sign with a cross stands in a grassy field, with the abbey building visible in the distance. A smaller hanging sign also reads 'St. Benedict's Abbey.' The footage shows a quiet rural scene under a pale sky, with natural film grain and color fading characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123717038

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 2325 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
Date: 1962 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: Illinois, 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: Serves documentary or educational productions seeking early-1960s Midwest religious institution footage, particularly Catholic monastic settings in rural Illinois.
Period detail: The ornate wrought-iron scrollwork sign structure and pale 8mm color palette are consistent with early-1960s roadside institutional signage in rural America.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor made a deliberate static record of the abbey entrance rather than a casual passing pan, suggesting intentional documentation of a destination.
What appears in frame: Ornate wrought-iron gate sign with cross finial, pendant hanging sign reading St. Benedict's Abbey, flat green field, low scattered vegetation, large brick institutional building in the distance, and pale blue-gray sky.
Film character: Mild cool color shift, visible grain across the sky areas, and 8mm oval frame vignetting give the footage an authentic early-1960s reversal-stock archival texture.
Edit role: Functions as an establishing cutaway or location insert for documentary segments set at a Catholic religious institution in the American Midwest during the early 1960s.
Historical context: St. Benedict's Abbey was an active Benedictine monastic community; this footage may reflect leisure travel or destination documentation typical of early-1960s American home-movie practice.
Research note: The abbey name is legibly readable on both signs; verify current institutional trademark or copyright status of the St. Benedict's Abbey name before editorial or commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may seek phrases such as 1960s Illinois Catholic abbey, Benedictine monastery home movie, or vintage Midwest religious institution 8mm footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then with Illinois 1962 location footage, then with 1960s Midwest church or religious institution clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wrought-iron entrance sign reading St. Benedict's Abbey with scrollwork and cross finial, hanging pendant sign, and brick institutional building in distance; Illinois, 1962, 8mm. — St. Benedict's Abbey entrance sign, Illinois, 1962.

Static 8mm shot of St. Benedict's Abbey entrance signage with ornate ironwork scrollwork and distant brick institutional building; Illinois, c.1962. — St. Benedict's Abbey signs and distant building, Illinois, 1962.

Wrought-iron St. Benedict's Abbey entrance sign and pendant sign with flat Illinois field and distant brick abbey in background; c.1962, 8mm home movie. — Abbey entrance signage and building across field, Illinois, 1962.

Closing frame of static 8mm shot; wrought-iron St. Benedict's Abbey sign and pendant sign against pale sky with large brick abbey building in background; Illinois, 1962. — St. Benedict's Abbey entrance, Illinois, 1962 — closing frame.

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