Saint Louis Missouri-1966: Mary Statue in Grotto and Garden Patio

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 Saint Louis Missouri

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Mary Statue in Grotto and Garden Patio — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures a religious shrine in Saint Louis, Missouri. The footage opens on a stone grotto with a statue of Mother Mary nestled within a cave-like structure, surrounded by greenery. The scene transitions to a full view of the white marble statue standing on a patio, with potted plants and a garden path visible in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This clip offers authentic religious and domestic imagery from mid-century America, ideal for historical or spiritual content.

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: 125317166

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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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 Catholic shrine, devotional statue, or quiet religious garden cutaway in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Period detail: The footage shows mid-century color 8mm handling, a stone grotto, simple patio paving, benches, potted plants, and a white Marian statue in a garden setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the shrine from a visitor or family perspective, shifting from the grotto exterior to closer views of the statue without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rock grotto, white Marian statue, arched niche, benches, garden path, potted plants, vines, shrubs, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan has soft 8mm grain, warm color drift, blown highlights on the white statue, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing that preserves the home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a quiet insert, devotional cutaway, memory beat, or transition between family footage and broader Catholic or Midwestern community context.
Historical context: The clip reflects domestic or visitor-shot religious imagery in a landscaped shrine setting, with the statue and grotto presented as the central visual subject.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the religious subject and possible shrine property context should be reviewed for use-specific clearance.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm Catholic shrine footage, Saint Louis Missouri Marian statue home movie, stone grotto garden statue, and vintage religious patio cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1966 Saint Louis material, then related Catholic shrine, garden statue, patio, or mid-century home-movie religious footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 Saint Louis home-movie frame showing a stone grotto, benches, shrubs, and bright garden paving around a religious shrine. — A wide view frames the stone grotto and surrounding garden seating before the camera moves closer to the statue.

1966 Saint Louis 8mm frame of a white Marian statue inside an arched grotto niche, with bare vines and stonework around it. — The camera centers on the white Marian statue set within the arched stone niche.

Close 1966 Saint Louis home-movie view of the Marian statue in the grotto, with vines, stone texture, and dark film borders visible. — A closer shot emphasizes the statue's folded hands, robe, and the surrounding stone alcove.

1966 Saint Louis frame showing the Marian statue against a dark arched grotto, with bright patio paving below and vines at the side. — The final frame holds on the statue above the bright patio, with the grotto arch receding behind it.

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