Ohio USA-1969: Graduate Wearing Grey Gown Walks Across Stage To Receive Diploma

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationOhio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Ohio

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Graduate Wearing Grey Gown Walks Across Stage To Receive... — Clip Details

OHIO USA-1969: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a 1969 graduation ceremony with a distinct purple color cast, likely from film aging. Students in dark gowns walk across an outdoor stage to receive diplomas from officials in suits. The stage features a modern backdrop with large arches and a potted plant. The footage shows the formal procession of graduates, with some individuals holding certificates. The grainy, slightly blurry quality is characteristic of Super 8 film from the late 1960s, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125578899

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1011 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: ohio
Date: 1969 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: Ohio, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Archival home-movie footage for requests needing a late-1960s Ohio graduation ceremony, useful in education, family memory, or period social-life edits.
Period detail: The gowns, suits, outdoor stage, diploma table, and modern arched backdrop may show a formal 1969 school commencement setting in Ohio.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-shot ceremony view, following graduates as they cross the stage and receive documents from officials.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include graduates in dark gowns, suited officials, a diploma table, potted plant, arched stage backdrop, microphone stand, and outdoor risers.
Film character: The 8mm footage has a strong purple color shift, soft focus, visible grain, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic aged home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition showing graduation ritual, procession, and diploma presentation.
Historical context: The footage documents a formal public school or college-style ceremony with staged officials and graduates, without identifying the institution from the frames.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos or brands are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Ohio graduation 8mm, late 1960s commencement home movie, vintage diploma ceremony, and students crossing stage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ohio 1969 graduation material, then broader 1960s school ceremony or family milestone footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Ohio graduation footage showing a graduate crossing an outdoor stage toward suited officials near a diploma table and arched backdrop. — A graduate moves across the stage during an outdoor commencement ceremony.

A graduate in a dark gown crosses the 1969 Ohio outdoor commencement stage as suited officials stand beside a modern arched backdrop. — The graduate approaches the officials during the diploma presentation.

During the Ohio graduation ceremony, a robed graduate stands near suited officials and a table stacked with diploma boxes or papers. — A graduate reaches the center of the stage near the diploma table.

The 1969 Ohio commencement scene shows a graduate facing officials on the stage, with arched panels, a podium, chair, and potted plant visible. — A graduate pauses before the officials near the podium and stage backdrop.

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