Pennsylvania-1964: Equestrian Statue Of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade Commander Of The Potomac

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

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Equestrian Statue Of Maj — Clip Details

PENNSYLVANIA-1964: This vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a majestic equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Commander of the Army of the Potomac, set against a clear blue sky. The bronze monument stands atop a large stone pedestal, with a person visible at its base for scale. The final frame reveals the official plaque identifying the sculpture by H. K. Bush-Brown. The clip exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or educational projects.

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: 125500668

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: Yes
Minors 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 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: 1960s 8mm travel footage useful for documentary or educational requests needing a brief Pennsylvania Civil War monument cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show a bronze equestrian statue, stone pedestal, identifying plaque, and 1960s color home-movie texture, with Pennsylvania and 1964 supported by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the monument from below before tilting or cutting to the plaque for identification.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the mounted military figure, horse, stone plinth, blue sky, small visitor at the base, grass, and the plaque naming George G. Meade.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, visible grain, slight softness, frame-edge shadowing, and handheld framing typical of amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, location-establishing cutaway, or memory beat in a sequence about Civil War commemoration or Pennsylvania travel.
Historical context: The footage documents a public monument presentation, showing how a visitor recorded a military commemorative statue and its identifying text in the mid-1960s.
Research note: A distant person is visible, and the sculpture and plaque may require separate rights review for copyright, likeness, and location-use considerations.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 Pennsylvania 8mm George Meade statue, Army of the Potomac monument, equestrian Civil War memorial, and home movie plaque detail.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1964 Pennsylvania travel footage, then with Civil War monuments, public statues, and memorial tourism.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Pennsylvania 8mm frame showing a bronze equestrian statue on a large stone base with a small visitor near the bottom edge. — Mounted figure statue stands above a stone pedestal, filmed from below against clear sky.

1964 Pennsylvania home-movie view of the mounted George G. Meade monument, with the pedestal and a distant visitor partly visible. — The camera holds on the equestrian monument and broad stone base.

1964 Pennsylvania 8mm frame with the equestrian statue filling more of the frame, filmed from a low visitor viewpoint. — A closer handheld view emphasizes the horse and rider above the plinth.

Plaque text identifies Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, Commander, Army of the Potomac, with H. K. Bush-Brown credited as sculptor. — The final frame records the monument plaque identifying George G. Meade and the sculptor.

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