Wisconsin-1969: Wind Blown Dandelion Seeds Transitioning to Nighttime Lights

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Wisconsin

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Wind Blown Dandelion Seeds Transitioning to Nighttime Lights — Clip Details

A close-up of a dandelion seed head blowing in the wind on a sunny day, captured on 8mm film in Wisconsin in 1969. The delicate white seeds scatter against a backdrop of dry grass and earth tones, showcasing the natural beauty of a summer moment. The footage transitions to a dark night scene with a glowing red light and a bright white orb, possibly a moon or distant light, against a deep blue sky. This vintage home movie captures both daytime tranquility and nighttime mystery with authentic film grain and color.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125630584

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

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 1021 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: minnesota,wisconsin
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: Wisconsin, 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 1960s Wisconsin home-movie requests needing a nature close-up, abstract transition, or brief day-to-night archival insert.
Period detail: The 8mm source, soft color, visible grain, and 1969 metadata support a late-1960s home-movie context, though the frames show no date-specific landmarks or objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged, observational home-movie feel, lingering on a windblown dandelion before shifting to an ambiguous night-light view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white dandelion seed head, dry grass and earth tones, drifting seeds, dark frame edges, deep blue night sky, a red horizontal glow, and a small bright orb.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and strong color shifts that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a natural cutaway, memory beat, seasonal insert, or abstract transition from daylight nature imagery into nighttime atmosphere.
Historical context: The images reflect private home-movie attention to small outdoor details and available-light night scenes rather than a documented public event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright and source-rights review remain separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under searches for 1969 Wisconsin 8mm dandelion seeds, vintage home movie nature close-up, or abstract night lights footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1969 home movies, then broader vintage nature, summer, wind, or night-light material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a windblown dandelion seed head in soft focus against dry grass and ground. — A white dandelion seed head fills the frame as seeds begin to loosen in the wind.

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame with dandelion seeds scattering in the wind over a soft brown outdoor background. — The dandelion seed head breaks apart as white seeds move across the frame.

8mm night frame from the Wisconsin 1969 clip showing a red horizontal glow under a deep blue field with a small bright orb. — The scene shifts to an abstract night view with red light low in the frame.

8mm night frame from the 1969 Wisconsin footage with a red band of light and a small white orb against deep blue darkness. — A bright white point appears near a red band of light in the dark night scene.

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