Missouri USA-1961: Rows of Gladiolus with People Walking

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

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Rows of Gladiolus with People Walking — Clip Details

MISSOURI USA-1961: Panning 8mm home movie footage captures a vibrant flower field under a bright blue sky. Rows of tall gladiolus in white, yellow, and purple bloom in the foreground, while people in light-colored summer clothing stroll through the garden in the background. The camera moves steadily across the scene, revealing a rural setting with trees and vintage cars. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color saturation, and slight blurriness, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana atmosphere.

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: 124869593

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: Supports 1960s Missouri or Midwestern Americana requests needing brief color 8mm footage of a public flower garden with visitors and parked cars.
Period detail: The light summer clothing, vintage cars, saturated color stock, and 8mm home-movie handling support a 1961 setting, while no specific landmark is identifiable.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, panning across gladiolus beds while people stroll or gather in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rows of gladiolus, bare garden soil, green grass edges, distant visitors, trees, overhead utility lines, and parked cars.
Film character: The footage carries a home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild gate edges, uneven exposure, and saturated color typical of small-gauge reversal film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, seasonal transition, garden insert, or memory beat within a sequence about 1960s leisure, flowers, or rural travel.
Historical context: The scene shows a mid-century outdoor garden visit where flowering beds, casual spectators, cars, and roadside surroundings share the frame.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are readable, and copyright clearance remains separate from depicted-person review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Missouri 8mm flower garden, 1960s home movie gladiolus field, vintage garden visitors, and Midwestern summer flowers footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Missouri 1961 material, then broader 1960s garden, flower field, or summer travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1961 Missouri 8mm frame of pale gladiolus blooms and tall leaves growing in bare soil. — Pale gladiolus flowers fill the foreground of the garden bed.

1961 Missouri garden view with gladiolus rows in front and visitors, trees, utility lines, and parked cars beyond. — Rows of gladiolus stretch toward visitors and parked cars in the distance.

Panning 1961 Missouri 8mm frame showing flower beds, distant garden visitors, parked cars, trees, and a low roadside structure. — Visitors move beyond the flower beds near cars and trees.

Wide 1961 Missouri garden frame with blooming gladiolus rows, distant visitors, parked cars, tree line, utility wires, and bright sky. — The pan ends on a wider view of the flower beds and background visitors.

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