San Luis Colorado-1965: Marble Statue of Virgin Mary Cradling Jesus

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationSan Luis, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Marble Statue of Virgin Mary Cradling Jesus — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1965, this vintage home movie captures a solemn religious scene in San Luis Colorado. The clip opens on a descriptive plaque detailing the 13th Station of the Cross, 'Jesus is Taken from the Cross,' with text from Luke 2:39. The camera then moves to a white marble statue depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus, her head bowed in grief. The figures show signs of weathering and minor discoloration, set against a dark stone backdrop with dappled sunlight filtering through trees. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain and color saturation, evoking a sense of historical reverence and religious devotion.

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: 124750209

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: 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 1321 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: vacation #2,mt evans
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: black hills,colorado,mesa verde,ouray
Date: 1965 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 Luis, Colorado, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a religious sculpture, Stations of the Cross plaque, or devotional site cutaway in San Luis, Colorado.
Period detail: The color 8mm texture, handheld framing, and outdoor religious display support a mid-1960s visitor-shot view, while the plaque and marble Pieta-style statue are the clearest visible period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor documenting a devotional stop, moving from the explanatory plaque to closer views of the statue rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a weathered plaque, tree-filtered light, a dark stone backdrop, a white marble Virgin Mary figure, the body of Jesus, carved hands, draped robes, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that place the scene in a physical home-movie archive context.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a solemn insert, religious-site cutaway, reflective transition, or memory beat within a sequence about Catholic devotion, travel, or sacred art.
Historical context: The footage shows a public-facing religious display associated with the Stations of the Cross, presenting devotional sculpture as a visited and photographed outdoor site.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are visible or noted, but religious subject matter and any site or artwork rights should still be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1965 8mm San Luis Colorado religious statue, Virgin Mary cradling Jesus home movie, Stations of the Cross plaque, and Catholic devotional sculpture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with San Luis, Colorado footage from 1965, and then with broader 1960s religious sculpture or roadside devotional-site material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1965 San Luis, Colorado 8mm frame showing a weathered Stations of the Cross plaque outdoors beside trees and dark film borders. — Outdoor plaque describing the 13th Station of the Cross.

1965 San Luis, Colorado 8mm frame with a white marble Virgin Mary figure cradling Jesus against a dark stone backdrop. — Marble devotional statue framed close against stone.

Close 1965 San Luis, Colorado 8mm view of the white marble Mary and Jesus sculpture, with robe folds and carved hands visible. — Closer view of the Virgin Mary cradling Jesus.

Front-facing 1965 San Luis, Colorado 8mm frame of the marble Virgin Mary cradling Jesus, with weathering visible near the lower figure. — Front view of the weathered marble religious statue.

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