West Virginia-1938: Two Scenes of Flowering Shrubs in Sunlight with Pastel Blossoms

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

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Two Scenes of Flowering Shrubs in Sunlight with Pastel... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures two distinct scenes of flowering shrubs in a sun-dappled garden. The footage begins with a close-up of dark foliage and scattered light reflections, then transitions to reveal clusters of delicate pastel-colored blossoms among green leaves. The warm, natural sunlight creates a soft glow on the flowers, highlighting their gentle hues. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and slight color fading, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of mid-20th century Americana is ideal for historical documentaries, nature montages, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127268243

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: 1938 West Virginia 8mm garden footage suits documentary inserts needing quiet 1930s domestic nature detail without people or identifiable brands.
Period detail: The frames may show a home garden or planted shrub area, with no visible architecture, clothing, vehicles, signage, or other period-specific markers beyond the dated 8mm source.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects an unstaged home-movie impulse to record sunlight, foliage, and blossoms at close range rather than a formal botanical study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark leafy shrubs, pale peach blossoms, dappled sunlight, deep shadow, soft focus, and dense garden growth.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and gentle handheld framing that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature cutaway, seasonal transition, garden insert, or quiet memory beat in a home-front or regional montage.
Historical context: As visual context, the clip documents flowering shrubs in a West Virginia home-movie setting without showing people, public events, or identifiable property.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, collection ownership, and any property context should still be checked before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 West Virginia 8mm flowers, vintage home movie garden shrubs, pastel blossoms in sunlight, and 1930s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 West Virginia home movies, then broader vintage garden, flowers, and domestic nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 West Virginia 8mm frame showing dark garden foliage with scattered pale blossoms and sunlit highlights. — Close view of shadowed shrub leaves with a few blossoms catching the light.

1938 West Virginia garden footage frame with leafy branches, pale blossoms, and dark sun-dappled background. — Pale blossoms appear among dark leaves in a shaded garden view.

1938 West Virginia 8mm frame showing clusters of peach-toned blossoms among dense green garden leaves. — A fuller flowering shrub fills the frame with peach-colored blossoms and dense leaves.

1938 West Virginia home-movie frame of a dense flowering shrub with pastel blossoms and shaded foliage. — Pastel blossoms dot a dense shrub in soft, shadowed garden light.

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