Hagerstown Maryland USA-1966: Someone Filming A Painted Picture Depicting A Civil War Battle

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hagerstown Maryland

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Someone Filming A Painted Picture Depicting A Civil War... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures a painted depiction of a Civil War battle scene. Soldiers in period uniforms clash on a grassy field, with cavalry charges and infantry formations advancing under a waving American flag. The image has a grainy, aged quality with muted greens and browns, characteristic of archival Super 8 footage. The scene appears to be a reenactment or historical illustration, filmed from a fixed perspective with visible film grain and soft focus. This clip offers authentic historical atmosphere for documentaries, educational content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124040199

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: 1966 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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage of a filmed Civil War battle painting for documentary cutaways, museum context, or educational sequences about historical memory.
Period detail: The artwork may show Civil War-era uniforms, cavalry, infantry formations, fallen soldiers, and a flag, while the filmed source reflects a 1966 home-movie viewing context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the visitor-shot feel of someone recording a historical painting from a fixed position rather than staging live action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include painted soldiers, horses, a grassy battlefield, clustered infantry, fallen figures, trees, smoke-like brushwork, and a flag.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, muted greens and browns, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing give the 8mm scan a distinct physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short insert, historical illustration cutaway, or reflective memory beat between Civil War narration and modern archive material.
Historical context: The footage shows a 1966 home-movie record of historical battle imagery rather than live combat or a confirmed reenactment.
Research note: People are visible as painted figures, and users should review artwork copyright, source ownership, and any likeness or property questions separately.
Research search match: Searches may include 1966 8mm Civil War painting footage, Hagerstown Maryland historical artwork, filmed battle illustration, and vintage home movie museum cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1966 Hagerstown material, then clips showing Civil War monuments, museums, paintings, or reenactment imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 8mm frame from Hagerstown showing a filmed painting of Civil War soldiers, horses, and infantry clustered across a battlefield. — A filmed battle painting shows cavalry and infantry moving across a grassy field.

A soft 8mm frame shows a Civil War battle painting with clustered troops, horses, fallen figures, and a flag near the center. — Infantry groups and mounted figures appear around a flag in the filmed painting.

The 1966 home-movie frame records a painted Civil War battle with advancing figures, mounted soldiers, a flag, and smoky brushwork. — Advancing painted soldiers and cavalry fill the center of the battlefield composition.

A wider filmed view shows the battle painting with dense infantry, cavalry movement, fallen figures, trees, and muted 8mm color. — The final frame shows a wider portion of the painted battlefield and crowded troop formations.

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