West Virginia-1938: Close-Up of Dense Foliage and Plants with Fruit

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Close-Up of Dense Foliage and Plants with Fruit — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a close-up view of dense foliage and plant life, likely in a garden or wooded area in West Virginia. The footage shows leafy green plants with small, round, light-colored objects resembling pears or fruit among the leaves. The image quality is grainy and low-resolution, with noticeable film grain, light leaks, and a dark vignette typical of 8mm home movies from the era. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the natural textures and subtle movement of the plants in natural light.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127268230

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s West Virginia home-movie requests needing a brief nature cutaway of foliage, garden growth, or wooded plant detail.
Period detail: The frames show close views of leafy plants on 8mm film, with the 1938 West Virginia date supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the quiet, observational feel of a home-movie camera lingering on plants rather than staging an event or performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dense leaves, thin stems, pale rounded fruit-like forms, dark shadowed areas, mottled highlights, and black frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm archival texture with soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight color shifts across the short shot.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short nature insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or visual pause within a 1930s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: As visual context, the clip documents everyday attention to outdoor plant life in a domestic or wooded setting, without identifying a specific property or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any property context from the source reel.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm West Virginia foliage, vintage home movie plant close-up, garden leaves, fruit on branches, and archival nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 West Virginia footage, then broader 1930s home-movie nature and garden material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 West Virginia 8mm frame showing dense leafy plant growth with pale fruit-like shapes and dark film-edge vignetting. — Close view of leaves and pale rounded forms within dense foliage.

Close 8mm view of West Virginia foliage, with overlapping leaves, a pale rounded fruit-like form, and mottled sunlight. — Overlapping leaves and a pale rounded form appear in a soft, grainy frame.

1938 8mm home-movie frame of shadowed plant life in West Virginia, with broad leaves, stems, and pale fruit-like shapes. — Shadowed plant detail with broad leaves and pale shapes among stems.

Final 8mm frame showing dense West Virginia foliage with peach-colored fruit-like objects, bright leaf highlights, and heavy vignette. — Dense foliage with peach-colored rounded forms and bright reflected highlights.

Visually Similar Clips