British Columbia Canada-1974: Butchart Gardens Sign and Yellow Canna Lilies

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 British Columbia Canada

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Butchart Gardens Sign and Yellow Canna Lilies — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1974 captures a close-up of a white sign for The Butchart Gardens, featuring black cursive lettering and a circular inset image of flowers. The scene transitions to vibrant yellow and orange canna lilies in full bloom, set against a lush green garden backdrop. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain and color saturation typical of home movies from the era, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The sequence highlights both the iconic garden signage and its beautiful floral displays.

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: 125631558

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: 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 1016 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1974
Reel-level location note: seattle,british columbia canada
Date: 1974 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: British Columbia, Canada 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Canadian travel, garden tourism, and home-movie inserts needing visitor-shot signage and flower close-ups.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, handheld framing, saturated flowers, and simple garden sign may show a 1974 visitor record of The Butchart Gardens in Canada.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor pausing on a destination sign before turning attention to blooming garden flowers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include The Butchart Gardens sign, cursive black lettering, a circular flower inset, yellow-orange canna lilies, green lawn, and dense foliage.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and saturated color typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a travel insert, garden cutaway, location-establishing detail, or quiet memory beat within a 1970s sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a leisure visit to a named Canadian garden attraction through signage and floral displays rather than staged activity.
Research note: The garden name appears as visible signage, so trademark, location, and property-use review may be needed separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1974 8mm Canadian garden footage, Butchart Gardens sign, vintage home movie flowers, and 1970s travel cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1974 Canadian garden or travel footage, then with broader floral tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 8mm frame showing a white The Butchart Gardens sign with black cursive lettering and a circular floral inset. — Visitor-shot close-up of The Butchart Gardens sign.

Soft 8mm view of The Butchart Gardens sign, showing the black cursive name and circular flower graphic. — Close view of the named garden sign in the home-movie footage.

1974 8mm garden view with yellow-orange canna lilies in bloom against lawn and dark green foliage. — Bright canna lilies filmed at close range in the garden.

Vintage 8mm close-up of blooming yellow-orange canna lilies with green lawn and leafy shrubs behind them. — Blooming canna lilies provide a floral cutaway after the garden sign.

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