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Saint Francis Kansas-1959: An Empty Green Land

  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationSaint Francis, Kansas, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1959 Saint Francis Kansas
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An Empty Green Land — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a quiet, expansive landscape in Saint Francis, Kansas. The scene features a wide, empty field of dry, golden-brown grass stretching toward a distant blue horizon under a clear sky. A white structure, possibly a barn or shed, appears on the right edge of the frame, partially visible. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and subtle camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, rural Americana atmosphere. This archival clip offers a peaceful, untouched moment of mid-century countryside life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125882384

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1959 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Saint Francis, Kansas, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s rural Americana requests needing a quiet Great Plains landscape cutaway or establishing shot from home-movie 8mm footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dry open field under blue sky with a partial white structure at the right edge.

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