Williamsburg Virginia USA-1964: A Statue Of John Smith In A Park Surrounded By Trees

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWilliamsburg, Virginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Williamsburg Virginia

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A Statue Of John Smith In A Park Surrounded By Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the Captain John Smith monument in Williamsburg, Virginia. The clip opens with a view of the bronze statue of the colonial leader atop a stone pedestal, framed by lush green trees. The camera then tilts down to reveal the inscription: 'CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, 1608.' The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival material for historical documentaries, educational content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 124034571

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: 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: Williamsburg, 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: 1960s 8mm Williamsburg footage suited to documentary or museum requests for visitor-shot views of a colonial-history monument.
Period detail: The inscription identifies Captain John Smith and Virginia, while the handheld color film and park setting reflect a mid-1960s tourist record.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor documenting a landmark, starting on the statue and settling on the pedestal inscription.
What appears in frame: A bronze standing figure, pale stone pedestal, carved inscription, trees, lawn, dark film edges, and distant visitors are visible.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short historical cutaway, location insert, or transition into material about Williamsburg or colonial memory.
Historical context: The footage shows how a public monument was encountered by tourists in a landscaped Williamsburg setting in 1964.
Research note: Monument copyright, public-art status, location permissions, and incidental visitor likeness should be reviewed separately from the film scan rights.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1964 8mm Williamsburg Virginia John Smith monument, Captain John Smith statue, or colonial history park footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1964 Williamsburg scenes, then broader Virginia monument or colonial-history travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Williamsburg home-movie frame showing the Captain John Smith statue above a pale stone pedestal in a tree-filled park. — Captain John Smith statue framed by trees in Williamsburg.

The monument pedestal fills the frame, with the Captain John Smith inscription visible against trees and lawn in Williamsburg. — Pedestal inscription naming Captain John Smith, Governor of Virginia, 1608.

A closer handheld view of the Captain John Smith pedestal shows the carved inscription, stone base, trees, and lawn. — Close view of the John Smith monument pedestal inscription.

The Williamsburg monument pedestal remains centered, with its inscription legible and small distant visitors visible near the trees. — John Smith monument pedestal with distant park visitors in the background.

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