Saint Louis Missouri-1965: Angel Sculpture With Light In His Hand From

Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 Saint Louis Missouri

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Angel Sculpture With Light In His Hand From — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1965, this vintage home movie captures a glowing angel sculpture set against a dark, rocky backdrop. The white angel figure holds a luminous orb in its hands, creating a dramatic focal point. Below, the phrase 'GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST' is inscribed in gold lettering. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky camera movement, evoking a sense of religious devotion and nostalgic Americana. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s home movie footage for documentaries, editorial projects, or historical content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125314433

Rights & Clearance

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

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 1026 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1965
Reel-level location note: saint louis
Date: 1965 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 religious Americana, Saint Louis travel or faith-themed documentary edits needing a brief 8mm home-movie cutaway of devotional sculpture.
Period detail: The clip shows a visitor-filmed religious display with gold lettering, theatrical lighting, and 8mm color texture consistent with the supplied 1965 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the handheld visitor viewpoint, lingering on the glowing angel as a personal record of a religious or devotional display.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white angel figure, glowing orb or lamp, dark rocky backdrop, gold inscription, pedestal base, silhouetted edges, and pale sky or wall tones.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, warm highlights, dark shadow detail, and slight handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a religious cutaway, memory beat, contemplative insert, or transition within sequences about faith, travel, family visits, or midcentury devotional culture.
Historical context: The scene reflects a photographed religious display in a public or attraction-like setting, but the specific site or institution should be verified before naming it.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are indicated, but religious imagery and any location or artwork rights should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1965 8mm religious display, Saint Louis angel sculpture footage, glowing angel home movie, and midcentury Christian Americana cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Saint Louis 1965 material, then broader 1960s religious sculpture or devotional display footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1965 Saint Louis 8mm frame showing a white angel sculpture with a lit orb above gold religious lettering. — Angel sculpture with glowing light and partial gold inscription below.

1965 Saint Louis home-movie frame of an illuminated angel figure above partial gold text reading Glory to God in the Highest. — Centered angel display with visible religious inscription below.

1965 Saint Louis 8mm frame with a handheld view of the angel sculpture, glowing light, and curved gold religious lettering. — Handheld view of the lit angel display against dark sculpted scenery.

1965 Saint Louis home-movie frame with a closer view of the white angel sculpture and bright light against a dark rocky setting. — Closer view of the angel figure with glowing light in front of rocky scenery.

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