Iran-1972: View Of Tan Columns And Ancient Ruins On A Clear Sunny Day

Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIran
Duration5s
Collection1972 Iran

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View Of Tan Columns And Ancient Ruins On A Clear Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. The footage shows weathered stone columns and crumbling walls under an overcast sky, with a muddy pool reflecting the historic site. The camera pans across the archaeological complex, revealing the scale of the ruins against a barren hillside. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and color fading, offering authentic archival footage for historical documentaries, travel content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 124330644

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1431 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: longwood gardnes,xmas
Reel-level year note: 1972-1977
Reel-level location note: iran,philadelphia
Date: 1972 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: Iran 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm travel footage for documentary or educational sequences needing visitor-shot views of ancient ruins in Iran.
Period detail: The footage may show early-1970s tourist documentation, with handheld framing, faded color, and sparse visitors among stone remains.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler pausing to pan across a major archaeological site rather than a staged production view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tan stone platforms, standing columns, broken blocks, steps, a muddy reflective pool, hillsides, cloudy sky, and distant visitors.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, gate edges, vertical scratches, muted color, and soft exposure that signal original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, travel-memory beat, historical cutaway, or transition into a sequence about Iran or ancient sites.
Historical context: The frames place monumental ruins within a dry landscape and show how a tourist camera recorded the site as a visited public place.
Research note: People appear small and not identifiable in these frames, but likeness, site access, and copyright status should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Iran 8mm ruins, Persepolis home movie, ancient columns travel footage, and 1970s archaeological site cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Iran or Persepolis material, then broader 1970s travel footage of ancient ruins.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm view of ancient ruins in Iran, with standing columns, stone terraces, steps, and a reflective muddy pool. — Columns and stone platforms stand above a shallow muddy pool at the ruins.

Handheld 1972 Iran travel footage frames ruined stone platforms, columns, steps, and broken blocks against a barren hillside. — The camera holds on stone terraces and columns with scattered blocks in the foreground.

A 1972 8mm frame from Iran shows the ruins receding toward a broad valley, with columns at left and a muddy pool below. — Ruins and columns open toward a wide valley under layered clouds.

Final 1972 Iran frame shows lower stone remains, scattered blocks, wet ground, and distant mountains beneath a cloudy sky. — The pan settles on lower ruins, scattered stones, and the distant landscape.

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