Saint Francis Kansas-1959: Calm Lake in Kansas

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSaint Francis, Kansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Saint Francis Kansas

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Calm Lake in Kansas — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a vast, calm body of water under a pale sky, likely a lake or reservoir in Saint Francis, Kansas. The image is characterized by deep blue water, a distant shoreline, and the distinct grain and color shifts of aged Super 8 footage. A small, indistinct object briefly appears on the horizon. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic atmosphere, perfect for historical documentaries, archival projects, or retro-themed content.

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: 125882392

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 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 Kansas 8mm home-movie lake footage for editors needing a quiet rural water cutaway, memory beat, or regional landscape insert.
Period detail: The frame may show a 1959 visitor-shot view of open water near Saint Francis, with no visible buildings, vehicles, people, or dated objects to confirm the era on screen.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on a distant shoreline from a simple observational viewpoint, preserving the pause and patience typical of personal travel footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm blue water, a pale sky, a low distant shoreline, slight horizon movement, film scratches, and a small indistinct speck near the horizon.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, blue-green color shift, visible grain, vertical abrasion marks, and exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as a quiet transition, landscape cutaway, contemplative pause, or establishing insert in a sequence about Kansas travel, lakes, reservoirs, or family memory.
Historical context: The footage offers a sparse mid-century home-movie view of an open waterscape, though the frames themselves do not identify a specific lake, landmark, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but location identity and copyright status should still be verified from source records before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Kansas lake home movie, Saint Francis Kansas water scene, 8mm rural shoreline, and vintage calm reservoir footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Saint Francis 1959 material, then broader 1950s Kansas landscape or calm water footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Saint Francis, Kansas home-movie frame showing calm open water, pale sky, and a soft distant shoreline. — A quiet expanse of water sits beneath a pale sky, with a low shoreline across the horizon.

1959 Saint Francis, Kansas frame with calm water, low shoreline, and a small unclear object near the horizon. — A small indistinct speck appears against the open water near the distant shoreline.

1959 Saint Francis, Kansas home-movie view of calm water and a blurred low shoreline under pale sky. — The camera continues to hold on the still water and distant, soft-edged shoreline.

1959 Saint Francis, Kansas frame showing a wide calm waterscape, distant shore, and visible 8mm film wear. — A wide waterscape fills the frame, marked by soft focus, blue tones, and vertical film wear.

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