Jordan Minnesota-1969: Labor Day Weekend Sign, Madison Building, Capitol Dome

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationJordan, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Minnesota

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Labor Day Weekend Sign, Madison Building, Capitol Dome — Clip Details

A 1969 8mm home movie from Jordan, Minnesota, captures a Labor Day weekend event with a circular sign reading 'LABOR DAY WEEK END AUG. 29 - SEPT. 1 - 69.' A person with short hair and glasses holds a vintage camera, filming the sign. The footage transitions to a city street scene featuring the Madison building with its prominent red vertical sign, followed by a view of a white domed capitol building framed by green trees against a clear blue sky. The film exhibits natural 8mm grain and color fading typical of the era.

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: 125595000

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: 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 1019 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: savage minnesota
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: Jordan, 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: Useful for 1969 8mm editorial requests needing small-town Labor Day signage, urban building inserts, or capitol-dome travel cutaways from home-movie material.
Period detail: Visible period clues include a dated Labor Day weekend sign, handheld amateur filming, older masonry storefront details, and the red vertical Madison sign.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has visitor-shot value, with a camera-bearing person reflected or framed near the sign before the reel shifts to quick street and civic landmark views.
What appears in frame: Frames show a circular Labor Day weekend sign, a person holding a camera, the Madison building facade and sign, streetlight, windows, trees, blue sky, and a white capitol dome.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, mild color fading, and uneven exposure that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, place-setting transition, travel memory beat, or visual bridge between holiday signage and civic architecture.
Historical context: The footage suggests a late-1960s family or visitor record of Labor Day weekend travel, mixing event signage with downtown and capitol views without staged narration.
Research note: Human likeness and the Madison sign require review, while copyright in the film, visible branding, and any location or property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm Labor Day weekend footage, Jordan Minnesota home movie, vintage Madison sign, 1960s city street, and capitol dome cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1969 Jordan or Minnesota material, then with holiday travel, civic architecture, and vintage street-scene footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 home-movie frame with a circular Labor Day weekend sign and a person with glasses holding a camera in the foreground. — A dated Labor Day weekend sign is filmed as a camera-bearing person appears at the lower edge.

Street view of the Madison building facade with a tall red vertical sign, upper windows, and a streetlight. — The Madison building appears with its prominent red vertical sign along the facade.

Closer 8mm view of the Madison building, showing the red sign, masonry facade, windows, and streetlight. — A tighter street-level view emphasizes the Madison sign and older building details.

White capitol dome seen through trees against a clear blue sky in a brief 1969 home-movie cutaway. — A domed civic building is framed by trees in a quick visitor-style view.

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