West Virginia-1938: Tree And Flower

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWest Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 West Virginia

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Tree And Flower — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a sun-dappled grove of blooming trees with delicate white and pink flowers swaying gently. The footage transitions to a close-up of vibrant red wildflowers growing against a rustic stone wall, showcasing the natural beauty of West Virginia. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1930s home movie offers rich visual texture and period charm for historical, editorial, or nostalgic projects.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127268134

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: 1938 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: West Virginia, 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: 1930s West Virginia home-movie nature footage suited to documentary inserts, regional history pieces, and archival memory sequences needing flowering trees and wildflowers.
Period detail: The frames show no buildings, people, vehicles, or dated objects, so the 1938 period context comes from the clip metadata rather than visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel, with a quiet handheld view lingering on blossoms and then moving to a close detail of red flowers by stonework.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale blossoms in leafy branches, dappled sunlight, dark film-frame edges, red flowers, green foliage, and a rough stone wall.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that preserve the physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a pastoral cutaway, seasonal transition, regional nature insert, or reflective memory beat within a 1930s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: As visual context, the clip records domestic-era attention to landscape and garden-like details in West Virginia without showing identifiable people or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location documentation, and any property context should still be reviewed before publication.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1938 West Virginia 8mm nature footage, vintage home movie flowering trees, red wildflowers stone wall, and 1930s garden cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 West Virginia material, then with other vintage 8mm nature, garden, or seasonal flower footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 West Virginia 8mm frame showing pale flowering branches in dappled light with soft focus and dark film borders. — Flowering tree branches fill the frame in soft, sun-dappled light.

1938 West Virginia home-movie frame with pale blossoms, dense leaves, and pronounced 8mm frame borders. — A flowering tree canopy appears between dark film-frame borders.

1938 West Virginia 8mm close-up of red wildflowers and leaves against angled stonework. — Red flowers stand out against greenery and a rough stone wall.

1938 West Virginia home-movie frame showing red flowers, foliage, and rustic stonework in warm color. — A close view lingers on red flowers beside textured stonework.

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