Saint Francis Kansas-1958: Spot Light Illuminating 50th Anniversary Plaque

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationSaint Francis, Kansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Spot Light Illuminating 50th Anniversary Plaque — Clip Details

A close-up shot from a vintage 8mm home movie captures a glowing spotlight illuminating a circular 50th Anniversary plaque. The warm, focused light creates a dramatic contrast against the dark background, highlighting the ornate border and bold text. The grainy, greenish tint and soft focus evoke the nostalgic feel of mid-century home footage. This intimate moment suggests a celebratory event, possibly a family gathering or community milestone, preserved in classic Super 8 film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125881442

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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 Francis, Kansas, 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: 1950s archival cutaway for productions needing a close, atmospheric detail of a 50th anniversary object in Saint Francis, Kansas home-movie footage.
Period detail: The circular plaque text, spotlight, dark display setting, and 8mm color grain support a late-1950s celebration detail without identifying a specific event beyond the anniversary wording.
Home-movie behavior: The shot reflects a home-movie habit of lingering on a commemorative object rather than staging people, preserving a quiet detail from a family or community celebration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a spotlight beam, circular 50th Anniversary plaque, decorative border, dark background, warm reflections, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, green-yellow color shift, high contrast, soft focus, and slight framing variation that give the object a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat to signal an anniversary gathering, mid-century celebration, or remembered milestone.
Historical context: The clip visually documents commemorative display culture around an anniversary occasion, with the plaque treated as the central subject rather than surrounding participants.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright status and confirm whether the plaque or event context raises any property or permissions concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s 8mm anniversary plaque, Saint Francis Kansas home movie, spotlight on commemorative display, and vintage 50th anniversary cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Saint Francis 1958 footage, then anniversary, celebration, cake, gift, or commemorative object scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Saint Francis, Kansas 8mm frame with a dim spotlight near a partially visible circular anniversary plaque. — A spotlight glows beside the edge of the anniversary display.

Close 8mm view of a circular 50th Anniversary plaque with decorative edging and warm reflections. — The 50th Anniversary plaque comes into clearer view under the light.

Saint Francis, Kansas home-movie frame showing a close-up of the circular 50th Anniversary plaque in soft focus. — The plaque fills the frame, with its decorative border and anniversary text visible.

Close 1958 8mm frame of the 50th Anniversary plaque, softly lit against a dark background. — The final frame holds on the anniversary plaque in dim, warm light.

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