Saint Louis-1972: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Sign And Gateway Arch

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Sign And Gateway Arch — Clip Details

SAINT LOUIS-1972: Vintage 8mm film footage captures the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial sign, a brown National Park Service marker with gold lettering set against a grassy field. The shot, framed through a window or vehicle, shows a person walking past in the background. The clip transitions to a low-angle view of the Gateway Arch against a pale sky, showcasing the iconic St. Louis landmark. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, home-movie quality from the early 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125777884

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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: Useful 1970s Saint Louis landmark footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a visitor-shot view of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and Gateway Arch.
Period detail: The brown National Park Service sign, warm 8mm color, and casual handheld framing support an early 1970s visitor perspective in Saint Louis.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries unstaged tourist value through a window-framed sign view, a passerby in the background, and a quick tilt or cut to the Gateway Arch.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the memorial sign, National Park Service lettering, grassy grounds, a passing visitor, window or vehicle framing, pale sky, and the Gateway Arch.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft grain, slight exposure variation, dark frame edges, and warm color shifts consistent with physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, location cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition from signage to the Gateway Arch.
Historical context: The footage documents a visitor’s view of a federal memorial landscape in Saint Louis without adding claims beyond the visible sign and landmark.
Research note: People and National Park Service signage are visible, so users should review likeness, trademark, location, and copyright issues for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Saint Louis 8mm footage, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial sign, Gateway Arch home movie, and vintage National Park Service landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Saint Louis or Gateway Arch material, then broader 1970s U.S. landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Saint Louis 8mm frame showing the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Park Service sign with a passerby partly visible behind it. — Jefferson National Expansion Memorial sign viewed through dark foreground framing.

1972 Saint Louis frame of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial sign, with National Park Service lettering and a person moving in the background. — National Park Service memorial sign with a passerby behind it.

1972 Saint Louis 8mm frame looking up at the Gateway Arch, with a bridge or structure low in the frame and dark window-like edges. — Low-angle view of the Gateway Arch under a pale sky.

1972 Saint Louis frame showing the Gateway Arch from a low angle, rendered in soft 8mm color with dark edge framing. — Gateway Arch rising against the sky in a visitor-shot frame.

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