Belleville Illinois-1966: Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Church

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationBelleville, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Church — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois. The footage features a prominent sign with a statue of the Virgin Mary, followed by sweeping views of the distinctive modernist church building set against a backdrop of rolling green hills and trees. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain evoke a strong sense of mid-century Americana and religious tourism. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a unique architectural landmark and its serene natural surroundings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125317128

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: 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 2121 · Super 8 · 3″ reel
Original reel label: pigs,clogs,cats,fast moving
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: saint louis
Date: 1966 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: Belleville, Illinois, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing a visitor view of a Midwestern Catholic shrine, roadside religious tourism, or modernist landscape architecture.
Period detail: The frames show faded color 8mm footage, a large shrine sign, and mid-century modern religious grounds consistent with the supplied 1966 Saint Louis-area metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a roadside sign to distant views of the shrine grounds rather than staged ceremony or formal documentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows sign, a Virgin Mary statue, a modernist outdoor shrine structure, lawns, paths, trees, and rolling hills.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, warm faded color, slight exposure variation, gate edges, and handheld framing that give it clear home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, religious-site cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a 1960s Midwest tourism sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects visitor documentation of a Catholic shrine and landscaped devotional site in the 1960s, without showing worshippers or ceremonies.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are flagged, but the religious site and sculptural architecture may still require separate copyright, property, or context review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm Catholic shrine footage, Saint Louis Missouri religious landmark, Our Lady of the Snows home movie, and Midwestern religious tourism.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1966 Saint Louis or Missouri travel footage, then broader 1960s religious landmark and road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 8mm frame showing the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows sign in the Saint Louis area, with a Virgin Mary statue mounted above foliage. — Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows sign with statue and trees in the foreground.

1966 8mm view of a modernist shrine structure at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, seen across lawns, paths, and wooded hills. — Modernist shrine structure and landscaped grounds viewed from a distance.

1966 8mm frame of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows grounds, with the outdoor shrine centered against lawns, trees, and rolling hills. — Distant view of the outdoor shrine and surrounding landscaped hillside.

1966 8mm home-movie frame showing the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows landscape, with the modernist shrine structure and surrounding greenery. — Shrine structure and grounds in a soft, faded 8mm landscape view.

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