Iran-1972: Courtyard with Arched Doorways and Cypress Trees

Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIran
Duration5s
Collection1972 · Iran
StatusDirect License

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Courtyard with Arched Doorways and Cypress Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a serene courtyard in Iran, featuring traditional Islamic architecture with arched doorways and decorative tilework. Two people stroll through the gravel courtyard, passing lush greenery, including a prominent cypress tree and citrus trees bearing fruit. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic frame borders of Super 8, offering authentic archival footage for historical documentaries, cultural projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 124330845

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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: 1972 Iran home-movie footage supports documentary or museum edits needing a quiet courtyard view of historic architecture and garden paths.
Period detail: The frames may show 1970s visitor footage of arched doorways, pale masonry, formal paths, cypress-like planting, and citrus trees in an Iranian courtyard.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching two people stroll through the courtyard before the camera lingers on trees and garden details.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include arched building entrances, gravel walkways, trimmed lawn edges, tall trees, leafy citrus branches, and two distant visitors.
Film character: The 8mm film texture shows soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight fading, frame borders, and handheld framing typical of home-movie travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm establishing insert, garden cutaway, travel transition, or reflective memory beat in an Iran or architecture sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents how a 1970s home-movie camera observed a landscaped courtyard and traditional architectural details without staged action.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, location, and property-use questions should be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Iran courtyard footage, 8mm Iranian architecture home movie, vintage garden walkway, and historic building travel clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Iran 1972 courtyard material, then broader vintage travel footage of gardens and historic buildings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Iran home-movie frame showing two distant visitors in a gravel courtyard with an arched doorway, pale building facade, and tall trees. — Two visitors cross the courtyard in front of an arched doorway and tall planting.
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1972 Iran frame of a landscaped courtyard with two distant visitors near arched architecture, trimmed lawn borders, and leafy trees. — Distant visitors pass along the courtyard path beside arched architecture and greenery.
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1972 Iran home-movie frame focusing on courtyard trees, a broad trunk, low garden wall, and partial historic building facade beyond. — The camera shifts from visitors to trees and garden structure within the courtyard.
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1972 Iran frame showing a large courtyard tree trunk, dense greenery, trimmed path edges, and a landscaped garden area beyond. — A large tree and dense garden planting dominate the final courtyard view.
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