West Virginia-1938: A Birdbath Sits On Mowed Grass In A Garden Flanked By Trees

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

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A Birdbath Sits On Mowed Grass In A Garden Flanked By Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil garden scene in West Virginia. A classic birdbath sits on a neatly mowed lawn, flanked by dense deciduous trees heavy with brown autumn leaves. The camera slowly pans across the quiet yard, highlighting the warm, earthy tones of fall foliage against the darkening sky. The footage exhibits natural film grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, timeless atmosphere. This archival clip offers authentic 1930s Americana, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-accurate background footage.

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: 127268361

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$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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: West Virginia, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s West Virginia home-movie garden footage suited for documentary cutaways, domestic-life sequences, or seasonal rural Americana context.
Period detail: The birdbath, clipped lawn, and mature deciduous trees may show a cared-for residential garden landscape in the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a quiet yard without staging or people, preserving the kind of ordinary outdoor detail often recorded in family films.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pedestal birdbath, mowed grass, a narrow border or path, dense trees, dark trunks, autumn-colored leaves, and deep shadow.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, subdued exposure, and slight frame variation that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm cutaway, seasonal transition, domestic memory beat, or establishing detail for a garden or yard sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers a small visual record of maintained outdoor space and autumn foliage in a West Virginia home-movie setting.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property-related concerns should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 West Virginia garden, 1930s 8mm birdbath, autumn yard home movie, and vintage residential landscaping.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 West Virginia footage, then garden, lawn, birdbath, or autumn foliage scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 West Virginia home-movie frame showing a birdbath on a lawn bordered by trees with autumn-colored foliage. — A birdbath stands on a small lawn area beneath shadowed trees and fall leaves.

1938 West Virginia garden view with a birdbath near the right edge, mowed lawn, and dense autumn foliage in shadow. — The camera view shifts across the garden, keeping the birdbath near the edge of the frame.

Soft 8mm frame from the West Virginia garden, centered on dense brown leaves, branches, and shadowed foliage. — Autumn leaves fill the frame as the garden view moves away from the birdbath.

Late-frame view of the 1938 West Virginia garden with dense autumn foliage, dark trunks, and a softly exposed 8mm look. — The final view holds on thick fall foliage and dark garden shadows.

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