San Diego County California-1968: Parson Jones Tree Sign in Forest

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 · San Diego, California, United States
StatusDirect License

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Parson Jones Tree Sign in Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a wooden sign for the Parson Jones tree in San Diego County, California. The sign, with yellow lettering on a red background, details the tree's height, diameter, and approximate age. Lush green ferns and dense forest surround the sign, creating a secluded natural setting. A woman in a light-colored jacket and purple pants appears briefly, standing near the sign and reading its information. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124629630

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 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1968 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: San Diego, California, 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: 1968 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary or educational requests needing a brief California forest sign cutaway or visitor-view insert.
Period detail: The wooden park-style sign, yellow hand-painted lettering, and saturated 8mm color may show a late-1960s visitor stop in a California woodland setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the sign as a point of interest rather than staging a formal landscape view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the red wooden Parson Jones sign, yellow lettering, support posts, surrounding ferns, dense trees, shadowed forest, and uneven handheld framing.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated greens and reds, slight exposure shifts, and handheld composition typical of home-movie scanning from physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, location-establishing cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into material about redwoods, parks, or 1960s tourism.
Historical context: The sign records the tree's height, diameter, and approximate age, giving visual context for how visitors encountered notable natural features in the period.
Research note: A person is flagged elsewhere in the clip, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location permissions, and any site-specific restrictions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1968 8mm California forest sign, Parson Jones tree home movie, vintage redwood visitor sign, and San Diego County woodland footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1968 San Diego County or California park footage, then with broader vintage nature-sign and forest-tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 8mm frame of a red wooden Parson Jones sign with yellow lettering, partly obscured by dark tree trunks and forest plants. — Parson Jones sign seen through shadowed trees and ferns.
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The red Parson Jones sign is more centered, listing height, diameter, and approximate age amid green ferns and woodland shadows. — Centered view of the Parson Jones tree sign in the forest.
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A closer 8mm view shows the red Parson Jones sign and its yellow measurements, with bright ferns and forest growth at the base. — Close framing on the sign and its measurement details.
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The sign is cropped at the left edge while the surrounding ferns, dark trunks, and wooded background remain visible in the handheld frame. — Handheld frame crops the Parson Jones sign beside forest growth.
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