Danville Illinois-1966: A Little Girl Makes Her Holy Communion In A Church With Candles And Flowers

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationDanville, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Danville Illinois

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A Little Girl Makes Her Holy Communion In A Church With... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures a young girl making her Holy Communion in a church in Danville, Illinois. The footage, bathed in a deep purple and blue tint, shows the solemn ceremony with candles lit on the altar and floral arrangements. The grainy, nostalgic quality of the Super 8 film enhances the intimate, personal feel of this religious milestone. The scene is quiet and reverent, with the girl and others in formal attire participating in the sacred rite.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 124038177

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

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 1106 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,vacation
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: danville,illinois,california
Date: 1966 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: Danville, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie church footage suited to documentary or educational sequences about Catholic family rites, childhood milestones, and Midwestern religious life.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1960s formal church dress, altar candles, floral arrangements, and a traditional Communion setting inside a Danville, Illinois church.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the intimate family viewpoint, with a small religious ceremony filmed from the pews rather than staged for public presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a church altar area, lit candles, large flower arrangements, seated or standing attendees, a child near the altar, and soft interior architecture.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, magenta-blue color shift, soft focus, and uneven exposure that give the ceremony a distinct scanned home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for family faith, childhood ritual, or 1960s church interiors.
Historical context: The footage documents a private religious milestone in a formal church setting, reflecting family participation and ceremonial dress without identifying the parish or participants.
Research note: People and a private church interior are visible, so likeness, property, and religious-context review may be needed separate from film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1966 Danville Illinois Communion, 1960s 8mm church ceremony, Catholic Holy Communion home movie, and vintage altar candles footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Danville or 1966 family scenes, then with other church, Communion, or childhood ceremony clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Heavily tinted 1966 home-movie frame from Danville, Illinois, with blurred figures in a church interior during a Communion ceremony. — Blurred church interior and figures at the start of the Communion scene.

Danville, Illinois church altar area with flowers, candles, and attendees during a 1966 Holy Communion home movie. — Altar flowers and candlelight frame the Communion ceremony inside the church.

A child and attendees appear near a flowered church altar with candles in this 1966 Danville Communion footage. — A child stands near the altar as attendees gather around candles and flowers.

A soft 8mm view of the Danville church ceremony shows foreground candles, altar flowers, and gathered participants in 1966. — Candles and floral arrangements remain prominent as participants stand near the altar.

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