Iowa USA-1959: Military Personnel Standing At Attention During Outdoor Ceremony

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

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Military Personnel Standing At Attention During Outdoor... — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A line of uniformed military personnel stands at attention outdoors during a formal ceremony. Dressed in dark service uniforms with peaked caps, the group is arranged in formation in front of a white arched monument. A commanding officer in a similar uniform addresses the formation, raising his hand in a salute. The scene is captured on vintage 8mm film, showing characteristic grain, slight color fading, and natural outdoor lighting. The mood is solemn and disciplined, reflecting a mid-century military tradition.

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: 124866343

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s U.S. military ceremony requests needing brief editorial footage of uniformed personnel standing at attention outdoors.
Period detail: Dark service uniforms, peaked caps, formal salutes, and the 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1950s ceremonial setting in Iowa per clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, observing a formal lineup from a fixed distance rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed personnel in formation, peaked caps, a saluting officer, a white arched monument, bare trees, a platform edge, and bright daylight.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and uneven exposure that give the ceremony a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century military discipline, public ceremony, or civic remembrance.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects formal military presentation and public ceremony without identifying the specific unit, event, or monument from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and military-context review may be needed in addition to separate copyright or source-format checks.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Iowa military ceremony 8mm, uniformed personnel at attention, outdoor salute home movie, and midcentury service formation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Iowa 1959 scenes, then broader footage of military ceremonies, uniforms, salutes, or civic events.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Iowa, 1959 per metadata, uniformed military personnel stand at attention near a white arched monument during an outdoor ceremony. — A line of uniformed personnel stands at attention near a white arched monument.

In Iowa, 1959 per metadata, an officer salutes or addresses uniformed personnel in formation before a white arched structure. — An officer faces the formation as the uniformed group remains at attention.

The 1959 Iowa footage shows uniformed personnel lined up in front of a white arched monument while an officer addresses them. — The formation holds position while an officer stands before the group.

In the final frame, an officer gestures toward the uniformed formation during the outdoor Iowa ceremony documented as 1959. — An officer gestures toward the formation near the white arched monument.

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