Williamsburg Virginia USA-1964: Footage Shows Old Style Church Made Of Mdf With Thatched Roof And Wooden Beams

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

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Footage Shows Old Style Church Made Of Mdf With Thatched... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage footage captures a rustic thatched-roof building in Williamsburg, Virginia. The structure features a textured mud or adobe wall with exposed wooden beams and a prominent wooden cross at the gable end. The camera pans across the exterior, revealing the traditional construction and a small window. A few people are visible sitting near the building, suggesting a historical reenactment or living history site. The warm, grainy color palette and film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and archival authenticity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124034609

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: 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: Useful for 1960s-shot editorial or documentary requests needing visitor-view footage of a rustic historical-style building in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Period detail: The thatched roof, exposed timber framing, earthen wall texture, and gable cross may show a reconstructed colonial or mission-style structure filmed in 1964.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on architectural details before revealing people seated near the building.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a thatched roof, rough plaster or mud walls, exposed wooden beams, a gable cross, shaded windows, trees, and seated visitors.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows warm color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld reframing typical of mid-century home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, architectural insert, or quiet transition for a Williamsburg, living-history, or memory sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a historical-style religious or communal building within a public visitor setting, without confirming the exact site or original use.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location access, and property or site permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1964 Williamsburg home movie, 8mm thatched roof building, colonial-style church exterior, and historic reenactment site visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Williamsburg 1964 footage, then broader 1960s visitor films of historic buildings and living-history sites.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Williamsburg footage showing a thatched-roof gable, rough wall surface, exposed timber framing, and a wooden cross. — Thatched gable end with timber framing and a cross detail.

Close Williamsburg exterior detail with thatched roofing, textured wall surface, and dark wooden structural beams. — Close architectural detail of thatch, wall texture, and timber supports.

1964 Williamsburg view of the building side, showing thatch, exposed wood framing, rough walls, and a shaded window or opening. — Side view of the rustic building with thatched roof and timber framing.

Wider 1964 Williamsburg frame showing the thatched building, timber supports, shaded window area, trees, and seated visitors nearby. — Wider exterior view with seated visitors at the base of the building.

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