Iran-1972: A Labyrinth-Style Garden In An Open Field Filmed By Day

Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIran
Duration5s
Collection1972 Iran

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A Labyrinth-Style Garden In An Open Field Filmed By Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this archival footage captures a sweeping aerial view of a vast labyrinth-style garden in Iran. The camera pans across geometrically arranged stone pathways and rectangular pools, revealing the intricate layout of the historic site. The scene unfolds under a dramatic, overcast sky with purple-tinged clouds, casting a moody light over the ancient ruins and surrounding flat landscape. The footage, framed by dark borders typical of home movies, shows signs of age with film grain and slight damage, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a forgotten historical site.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 124330737

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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 Iran 8mm footage for productions needing a brief aerial or elevated view of a geometric garden or archaeological-style landscape.
Period detail: The scene may show a historic Iranian garden or ruin complex, with stone-lined geometric beds, pools or basins, and an open rural horizon visible in 1972 footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective from a high vantage point, panning over the layout as a traveler records the scale and pattern of the site.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rectangular paths, dry garden beds, scattered trees, low ruins or walls, pool-like basins, distant fields, and a cloudy sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, purple-shifted color, exposure variation, and dark frame edges that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition into material about Iran, gardens, ruins, or landscape design.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a formal outdoor site within a broad, sparsely built landscape without confirming the site's name, date of origin, or function.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, site permissions, cultural heritage concerns, and property-related uses should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Iran 8mm garden footage, geometric ruins in open field, Iranian historic landscape home movie, and aerial garden pan.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Iran 1972 travel footage, and then with broader themes of historic gardens, ruins, and landscape geometry.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Iran 8mm frame showing an elevated view across rectangular garden beds, low stone paths, scattered trees, and distant flat fields. — Geometric garden layout seen from above with clouds over the open landscape.

Elevated 1972 Iran view of a formal garden or ruin layout with rectangular paths, tree clusters, a long low building or wall, and distant horizon. — Formal paths and tree clusters stretch toward a flat horizon.

1972 Iran 8mm frame with geometric beds in the foreground, upright ruin-like stone features to the right, trees, and broad fields beyond. — Ruined stone features and formal beds appear within the wider garden complex.

Final 1972 Iran frame showing a wider portion of the geometric site, with low garden divisions, upright stone elements, trees, and an overcast horizon. — The pan settles on a wider view of the stone features and patterned garden layout.

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