Des Moines Iowa-1966: A Lavender Casket Adorned With Huge Yellow And Pink Blossoms

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationDes Moines, Iowa, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Des Moines Iowa

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A Lavender Casket Adorned With Huge Yellow And Pink Blossoms — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1966 captures a solemn funeral procession in Des Moines, Iowa. The footage focuses on a lavender-colored casket adorned with ornate floral metalwork, topped with a large, colorful bouquet of yellow, pink, and red blossoms. The casket rests on a metal carrier, moving slowly through a grassy outdoor setting, likely a cemetery. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering a poignant, nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American funeral traditions.

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: 124749667

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1318 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1966-1969
Reel-level location note: iowa
Date: 1966 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: Des Moines, Iowa, 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: Useful for 1960s American funeral, cemetery, and home-movie requests needing a brief solemn detail shot of a lavender casket with flowers.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-1960s color home-movie footage with an ornate lavender casket, metal handles, floral appliques, and large cut-flower arrangements.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes quietly from close range, giving the scene the restrained viewpoint of a family or attendee recording a funeral detail.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lavender casket, metal carrying rails, floral hardware, yellow and pink blossoms, red flowers, greenery, grass, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that reinforces its home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, memory beat, transition, or establishing detail within sequences about mourning, burial customs, or family loss.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for mid-century American funeral presentation, emphasizing floral display and casket ornamentation without showing mourners.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but funeral subject matter is sensitive and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property review.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1966 Des Moines 8mm funeral footage, lavender casket with flowers, cemetery burial detail, or 1960s home movie mourning scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Des Moines 1966 footage, then related 1960s funeral, cemetery, or family memorial material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 Des Moines home-movie frame showing a lavender casket with ornate handles and yellow and pink flowers resting above it. — Lavender casket topped with a large floral arrangement.

Close 1966 Des Moines frame of a lavender casket side, showing ornate floral metal panels and pale handles in a grassy outdoor setting. — Ornate floral hardware and handles on the casket side.

1966 Des Moines frame showing the lower corner of the lavender casket, metal carrier rails, floral ornament, and dark draped fabric nearby. — Casket corner and carrier hardware in close view.

1966 Des Moines home-movie frame focused on colorful funeral flowers and greenery near the lavender casket in a grassy outdoor setting. — Colorful funeral flowers and greenery beside the casket.

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