West Virginia-1938: Blooming Plants Against Brick Wall

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

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Blooming Plants Against Brick Wall — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures two views of flowering plants in bloom near a brick wall in West Virginia. The footage shows a bush with light-colored blossoms and a single vibrant orange rose, their petals catching the light against dark foliage. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film evokes a nostalgic, archival feel, with natural shadows and a soft focus characteristic of home movies from the era. The scene suggests a quiet garden moment, preserved in classic 1930s home movie style.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127268284

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: Useful for 1930s 8mm documentary requests needing a quiet garden cutaway from West Virginia home-movie footage.
Period detail: The brick wall, simple garden steps, and flowering shrubs may show a residential or landscaped outdoor setting from the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on blossoms and foliage as an unstaged home-movie observation of a garden detail.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brick wall, low garden steps, pale blossoms, dark glossy leaves, orange flowers, shadowed planting beds, and soft outdoor light.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and dark frame edges that give the garden view a physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a floral insert, seasonal transition, domestic memory beat, or quiet cutaway between family or location scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects a home-movie interest in gardens and flowering plants without showing identifiable people, signs, or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1938 West Virginia garden 8mm, vintage home movie flowers, 1930s flowering plants, and brick wall garden cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1938 West Virginia home movies, then vintage garden, flowers, and domestic outdoor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 West Virginia 8mm frame showing pale blossoms and orange flowers near a brick wall and low garden steps. — Flowers and foliage grow near a brick wall and small garden steps.

Close 8mm garden view in West Virginia with glossy dark leaves and an orange flower catching light. — A bright orange flower stands out among dark leaves.

1938 home-movie frame of a flowering shrub with orange blooms and light-toned leaves in a garden setting. — Orange blossoms and pale leaves fill the garden close-up.

West Virginia 8mm garden frame showing an orange flower among dense dark leaves near the end of the clip. — Dense foliage surrounds a small orange flower in the garden.

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