Missouri USA-1961: Visitors at Gladiolus Flower Show

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMissouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Missouri

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Visitors at Gladiolus Flower Show — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched garden show in Missouri. Rows of tall white gladiolus flowers dominate the foreground, with visitors in period summer attire strolling along the paths. In the background, a white sign structure flies American flags, and classic 1960s cars are parked nearby. The footage features natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, evoking a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century Americana. The final frame focuses on vibrant pink gladiolus blooms, showcasing the variety of the display.

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: 124869557

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Missouri, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 productions needing 1960s Missouri home-movie footage of a public garden or flower show with visitors moving through cultivated rows.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century summer clothing, 1960s cars, small American flags, and a white event sign structure in a flower field.
Home-movie behavior: Visitors stroll casually along dirt paths between gladiolus rows, giving the scene an unstaged attendee viewpoint rather than a formal record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white and pink gladiolus blooms, dirt paths, adult visitors, parked cars, trees, American flags, and a white sign frame.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, seasonal transition, floral insert, or memory beat for mid-century leisure and garden culture.
Historical context: The footage documents people viewing cultivated flowers in an outdoor public setting, reflecting everyday leisure and display gardening in archival home movies.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Searches for 1961 Missouri 8mm garden show, vintage gladiolus field, 1960s flower display, or home movie visitors walking among flowers may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Missouri 1961 outdoor footage, then broader 1960s garden, flower show, and summer leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Missouri home-movie frame showing adults walking along a dirt path between rows of white gladiolus, with cars and flags in the background. — Visitors move through rows of white gladiolus at an outdoor flower display.

Adults in summer clothing walk through a Missouri gladiolus display, with white flowers in the foreground and mid-century cars beyond. — Adults browse the white gladiolus rows with cars and trees behind the display.

Home-movie view of white gladiolus beds in Missouri, with visitors walking on a dirt aisle and a blue car near the background sign. — Rows of white gladiolus frame visitors walking through the outdoor display.

Close view of pink gladiolus flowers in the 1961 Missouri garden display, with additional flower stalks and soil rows behind them. — Pink gladiolus blooms appear in closer view near the end of the clip.

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