Harvard Illinois USA-1964: Catholic Mass In Church With Priest And Vestments

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationHarvard, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Harvard Illinois

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Catholic Mass In Church With Priest And Vestments — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a solemn Catholic Mass in Harvard, Illinois. A priest in white and red vestments conducts the service at the altar, with a crucifix visible behind him. The footage, viewed through a darkened church interior, shows another clergy member assisting. The warm, yellowish tones and soft focus reflect the era's home movie aesthetic, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century religious life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123993196

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Harvard, Illinois, 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

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: Supports archival requests for 1960s American Catholic worship footage, especially documentary inserts about parish life, liturgy, clergy, or mid-century religious practice.
Period detail: The clip shows a Catholic altar, vestments, candles, and warm 8mm color that fit the supplied 1964 Harvard, Illinois home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from within a dark church interior, giving the Mass an unstaged visitor or parishioner perspective rather than a formal institutional record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a priest in white and red vestments, an assisting clergy member, altar cloth, crucifix, candles, flowers, and dark foreground framing.
Film character: Soft focus, amber exposure, grain, gate shadows, and handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for church attendance, Catholic ritual, or mid-century small-town worship.
Historical context: The footage documents visible Catholic ritual practice in a parish setting without supporting claims about the specific church, congregation, or occasion.
Research note: People and clergy are visible, so likeness and religious-context sensitivity should be reviewed separately from any copyright or footage-license assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 8mm Catholic Mass, Harvard Illinois church service, priest at altar home movie, and mid-century American worship footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel church interiors, then Harvard, Illinois 1964 footage, then broader Catholic worship or 1960s religious home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Harvard, Illinois 8mm frame showing a clergy member facing a Catholic altar with altar cloth, crucifix, and candles. — Clergy member stands before the altar during the Mass.

Soft 8mm view of a Catholic priest in white and red vestments near the altar in the Harvard, Illinois church setting. — Priest moves near the altar with flowers and church furnishings behind him.

1964 8mm frame of a Catholic priest in white and red vestments beside an assisting clergy member at the altar. — Priest and assistant stand together at the altar during the service.

Catholic Mass in Harvard, Illinois, showing priest and assistant facing the altar in a warm, soft 8mm frame. — Priest and assistant face the altar in a rear view of the Mass.

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