Versailles France-1962: Water Fountain Next To Historic Monument In Large

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationVersailles, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Versailles France

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Water Fountain Next To Historic Monument In Large — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a close-up of a decorative water fountain at Versailles, France. The clip features a sculpted stone face with flowing water, set against a cobblestone courtyard. Sunlight illuminates the scene, highlighting the ornate details and the ripples in the water basin. The film exhibits natural grain and a slightly faded color palette typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip evokes a sense of historical elegance and quiet nostalgia, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or period pieces.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124811406

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 1710 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: convention,parade
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: cannes,france,nice
Date: 1962 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: Versailles, France 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 archival requests needing a quiet Versailles travel insert, fountain detail, or European monument cutaway without visible people.
Period detail: The stonework, cobblestones, sculpted fountain face, and faded 8mm color may show a visitor view of Versailles architectural detail in 1962.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a tourist pause on decorative water features, moving between basin, wall, and sculpted face rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a carved fountain mask, falling water, a shallow basin, rippling surface, stone blocks, cobblestones, sunlit paving, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, gate edges, and handheld reframing that support its home-movie archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, establishing texture, transition, or memory beat within a Versailles, French travel, or historic-site sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a visitor-level look at monumental water ornament and courtyard paving, with no people or readable signage visible in the sampled frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should still review copyright, location/property context, and any project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1962 Versailles 8mm fountain, vintage France travel footage, carved stone water feature, and European monument cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Versailles shots, then other 1962 France footage, then broader vintage European fountain or historic architecture material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Versailles 8mm frame showing a stone fountain base, falling water, basin edge, and sunlit paving. — Water spills from a stone fountain into a shallow basin near a monument wall.

1962 Versailles view of a decorative fountain outlet, square basin, rippling water, stone blocks, and paving. — A fountain stream falls into a square basin, creating ripples in the water.

1962 Versailles close-up of a carved fountain mask with water flowing from the mouth against a stone wall. — A sculpted fountain face releases water from its mouth in close-up.

1962 Versailles frame of cobblestone paving, soft focus, and visible 8mm frame borders after the fountain view. — The shot drifts to cobblestone paving near the fountain area.

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