Saint Francis Kansas-1959: View Of Blue Lake And Tall Grass On A Clear Day

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

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View Of Blue Lake And Tall Grass On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of a blue lake bordered by tall grass and distant hills. The grainy, slightly faded color palette evokes classic Americana nostalgia, with a quiet, natural landscape under a clear sky. A small structure and a crane-like object are visible along the shoreline, suggesting early development or maintenance activity. The footage, likely captured from a moving vehicle, offers a fleeting glimpse of rural Saint Francis, Kansas, preserving a moment of mid-century tranquility.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125882402

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: 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 rural Kansas home-movie lake view useful for documentary cutaways, regional landscape context, or quiet Americana travel sequences.
Period detail: The 8mm color and open shoreline view may show a mid-century rural lakeside area with sparse development, distant hills, and a small shoreline structure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the casual, unstaged feel of a traveler or family member filming a quick scenic view from a moving vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue lake water, tall dry grass, a distant tree line, low hills, a shoreline road, and a small structure or equipment near the bank.
Film character: Soft 8mm grain, faded color, visible gate marks, and slight frame instability give the landscape a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, rural transition, memory beat, or atmospheric cutaway between family or travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage preserves a quiet lakeside view associated with Saint Francis, Kansas, without showing identifiable people, signage, or specific public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, but copyright status and any location or property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Kansas lake 8mm footage, Saint Francis Kansas home movie landscape, rural shoreline cutaway, and mid-century lake view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Saint Francis 1959 material, then similar rural Kansas water, road, and landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 8mm view near Saint Francis, Kansas, showing blue lake water, tall grass, and distant low hills with strong film wear visible. — Lake and shoreline grass seen through faded 8mm film exposure.

Saint Francis, Kansas lakeside view from 1959 with water, distant hills, dry grass, and a small structure or equipment near the shore. — Shoreline view with water, grass, and a small object near the bank.

1959 rural Kansas home-movie frame showing a blue lake, dry grass, distant tree-covered hills, and a road or path in the foreground. — Lake and dry shoreline grass with distant hills beyond.

Saint Francis, Kansas 8mm frame showing lake water, a grassy bank, a foreground road, and small shoreline objects under a pale sky. — A brief lakeside view with road, grass, and distant hills.

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