Pennsylvania-1964: Gettysburg Cemetery With Lincoln Address Plaque

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationPennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Pennsylvania

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Gettysburg Cemetery With Lincoln Address Plaque — Clip Details

PENNSYLVANIA-1964: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the solemn atmosphere of Gettysburg National Cemetery. The clip opens with a wide shot of the historic grounds, featuring a prominent equestrian statue and scattered gravestones under a pale sky. The footage then cuts to a dark, grainy screen before revealing a close-up of a blue plaque commemorating Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863. The text details the monument's dedication in 1869 and its symbolic corner statues. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel perfect for historical documentaries and editorial content.

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: 125500566

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Pennsylvania, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of Gettysburg National Cemetery and a Lincoln Address marker for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The cemetery grounds, weathered marker, muted color, and handheld 8mm framing support the 1964 home-movie dating supplied in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a tourist or visitor pausing between a broad cemetery view and a close reading of a historical plaque rather than a staged tour film.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cemetery lawns, trees, distant headstones, a monument or statue, dark leader-like frames, and a blue Lincoln Gettysburg Address plaque.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, gate edges, and blue-purple color cast typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief historical cutaway, cemetery establishing insert, plaque detail, or reflective transition around Lincoln, Gettysburg, and Civil War memory.
Historical context: The plaque text connects the visible site to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the Soldiers' National Cemetery, while the footage shows a midcentury visitor record of commemoration.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private interiors are visible, but plaque text and monument context should still be reviewed for copyright, site-use, and editorial-rights needs.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm Gettysburg cemetery footage, Lincoln Gettysburg Address plaque, Civil War memorial home movie, and Pennsylvania historic site cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Pennsylvania or Gettysburg material, then broader Lincoln, Civil War memorial, or cemetery footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Pennsylvania 8mm view of Gettysburg cemetery grounds with trees, paths, scattered headstones, and a distant monument. — Wide visitor view across Gettysburg cemetery grounds and monuments.

Dark transitional 8mm frame with blue-green cast, grain, scratches, and no identifiable subject visible. — Dark in-camera transition or underexposed film between cemetery views.

Underexposed 8mm frame showing green-blue film texture and faint marks, with no readable or identifiable scene detail. — Underexposed frame showing only film texture and faint marks.

Close 1964 Pennsylvania 8mm view of a blue plaque describing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the cemetery monument. — Plaque text commemorating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Gettysburg.

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