West Virginia-1964: Green Trees Blue Sky And White Marker Of First Civil War Battle

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWest Virginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Green Trees Blue Sky And White Marker Of First Civil War... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a scenic view of lush green trees and a bright blue sky in West Virginia. The footage transitions to a historic marker sign commemorating the site of the first land battle of the Civil War, with text noting its role in troop and supply passage. The natural landscape and archival marker are framed by the characteristic borders of 8mm film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century Americana and Civil War history.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125500867

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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: West Virginia, 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 West Virginia home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts about Civil War memory, roadside markers, Appalachian travel, or mid-century tourism.
Period detail: The marker text, saturated color, soft focus, and 8mm frame edges support a 1964 visitor-shot view of a West Virginia Civil War commemorative site.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor's handheld perspective, moving from wooded landscape to a roadside historical marker rather than a staged historical presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green wooded hillsides, bright blue sky, a white bridge or marker sign, Civil War text, a round clearance sign, dark frame borders, and film wear.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm color grain, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and slight blur that preserve the physical home-movie texture of the scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat linking landscape travel footage with Civil War commemoration in West Virginia.
Historical context: The visible sign identifies Philippi, West Virginia, as connected to the first land battle of the Civil War and frames the site through a mid-century roadside heritage display.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but productions should still review the sign text, location depiction, and copyright status separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 West Virginia 8mm Civil War marker, Philippi roadside sign home movie, Appalachian landscape travel footage, and vintage battlefield commemoration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1964 West Virginia travel footage, and then with Civil War markers, roadside landmarks, or Appalachian landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 West Virginia 8mm frame showing a green wooded hillside and blue sky before the marker view appears. — Wooded West Virginia landscape framed by the dark borders of 8mm film.

1964 West Virginia 8mm frame showing a white Philippi Civil War marker sign with surrounding trees and dark frame edges. — Roadside marker sign identifies Philippi, W.Va. and Civil War battlefield history.

West Virginia 1964 8mm frame with a closer view of the Philippi Civil War marker and roadside clearance signage. — The marker notes a bridge used for passage of troops and supplies into Virginia.

1964 West Virginia 8mm frame showing the Philippi Civil War roadside marker, with dense trees and dark film edges. — The final frame holds on the Philippi marker and its Civil War commemoration text.

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