Minnesota USA-1961: White Flowers And Butler Gardens Sign In Vintage 8mm Film

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Minnesota

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White Flowers And Butler Gardens Sign In Vintage 8mm Film — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures delicate white blossoms swaying on tree branches against a lush green backdrop. The footage features a distinct red text overlay reading 'BUTLER GARDENS' amidst dense foliage, with natural film grain and slight color fading characteristic of Super 8 footage. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic spring day in Minnesota, with soft focus and natural light enhancing the vintage aesthetic. This archival clip offers authentic period footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
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: 125497864

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: Yes
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 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1961 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: Minnesota, 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: 1961 Minnesota home-movie garden footage suited to archival requests for spring flowers, amateur travel or family-film nature inserts.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft exposure, red title lettering, and garden close-ups support an early-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor or family-camera view, lingering on blossoms and a simple Butler Gardens title rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white blossoms, leafy green shrubs, tree branches, grass, red Butler Gardens lettering, dark frame edges, and film grain.
Film character: The footage carries handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and slight exposure variation across the frames.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a floral cutaway, location title insert, garden transition, or quiet memory beat in a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows a modest garden visit or nature stop recorded through a home-movie lens, with emphasis on flowers and place identification.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Butler Gardens wording should be reviewed for possible name, trademark, or location-identification issues.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1961 Minnesota 8mm garden footage, Butler Gardens sign, white flowers home movie, and vintage floral cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel garden shots, then Minnesota 1961 material, then broader 1960s home-movie flower and nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

White blossoms hang from branches in a green garden setting in 1961 Minnesota 8mm home-movie footage. — White flowers fill the foreground against grass and leafy trees.

Red Butler Gardens title lettering appears over dense foliage with a pale flower in 1961 Minnesota garden footage. — The red Butler Gardens title appears among leaves and a pale flower.

The red Butler Gardens title remains over soft green foliage, with a pale flower visible at the right edge. — Butler Gardens lettering sits over dense greenery in a soft-focus frame.

Red Butler Gardens text is seen over leafy plants, with a pale flower and visible 8mm grain and wear. — The title card view continues with foliage, a pale bloom, and visible film texture.

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