Iowa USA-1959: Red Tulip Field and Windmill in Springtime

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIowa, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Iowa

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Red Tulip Field and Windmill in Springtime — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: Vibrant red tulips bloom in neat rows across a sun-drenched garden, their bright color contrasting with lush green foliage. The scene shifts to a classic red-and-white Dutch-style windmill standing tall among leafy trees, its blades still against a clear sky. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the nostalgic charm of a mid-century American spring, with natural light and subtle film grain enhancing its authentic, archival feel. The footage evokes a sense of peaceful rural life and seasonal beauty.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124865685

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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: iowa
Date: 1959 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: 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 1950s American home-movie requests needing spring flowers, garden color, or Dutch-style windmill cutaways for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, suburban lawns, tulip beds, and painted windmill may show mid-century tourist or garden scenery in Iowa during spring.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes flowers and a windmill from a casual visitor viewpoint, preserving an unstaged home-movie record of seasonal sightseeing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red tulips in rows, green foliage, clipped lawns, a red-and-white windmill, leafing trees, pale sky, and small nearby buildings.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, mild grain, uneven exposure, and slight gate shadows that support its physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a springtime insert, rural-memory transition, Iowa travel cutaway, or quiet seasonal beat between broader historical scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century leisure filming of landscaped flowers and Dutch-style windmill scenery without showing identifiable people or activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should separately assess copyright, location/property context, and any required production permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Iowa 8mm tulip garden footage, vintage home movie windmill, red tulips in spring, and mid-century American travel scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Iowa 1959 footage, then broader 1950s spring garden, windmill, rural travel, or home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Red tulips fill a spring garden in Iowa, with lawn and residential buildings visible beyond the flower bed. — Rows of red tulips in a sunny garden setting.

A Dutch-style red-and-white windmill stands among spring trees in Iowa, filmed in soft 8mm color. — Dutch-style windmill seen through spring trees.

The windmill appears from a slightly shifted home-movie angle, with trees, grass, and small buildings around it. — Windmill and surrounding trees from a casual visitor viewpoint.

A red-and-white windmill stands in a landscaped Iowa setting with spring trees and tulips visible near the base. — Windmill in a landscaped spring setting with tulips nearby.

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