Yorktown Virginia-1958: Pink Cherry Blossoms Framing Shoji Screen

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYorktown, Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Yorktown Virginia

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Pink Cherry Blossoms Framing Shoji Screen — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of blooming cherry blossom trees in Yorktown, Virginia. Pink blossoms frame the foreground against a traditional Japanese-style shoji screen with a grid pattern. A sign reading 'Springtime in Japan' is visible through the window, adding a cultural touch. The footage features natural film grain, soft focus, and warm color tones typical of mid-century home movies, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful spring day.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127286627

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Yorktown, 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 1950s 8mm documentary or education requests needing a quiet springtime cutaway of blossoms and Japanese-inspired display decor in Yorktown, Virginia.
Period detail: The 1958 home-movie metadata and visible sign reading “Springtime in Japan” support a mid-century visitor view of blossoms against a shoji-style grid backdrop.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor pausing on a floral display, with no staged action beyond the handheld framing of branches and windows.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink blossoms, bare dark branches, gridded screen panels, a partially readable display sign, flower arrangements, window shadows, and soft film edges.
Film character: The 8mm image shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet edge density that add physical-film texture to the spring scene.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, seasonal transition, memory beat, or visual bridge for spring, travel, gardens, or mid-century leisure material.
Historical context: The footage appears to document a public or display setting where Japanese-inspired decorative screens and cherry blossoms were presented to visitors.
Research note: Human review should verify the sign text, any visible people or likeness issues, and possible logo or display rights separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm cherry blossoms, Yorktown Virginia home movie, Springtime in Japan display, shoji screen, and mid-century spring footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Yorktown 1958 material, then broader 1950s garden, spring, travel, or cultural display footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown, Virginia 8mm frame showing pink blossoms before shoji-style grid panels and a partially visible “Springtime in Japan” sign. — Cherry blossoms cross the foreground in front of grid-patterned display panels and a partially obscured sign.

Yorktown, Virginia home-movie frame with cherry blossoms and dark branches silhouetted against Japanese-style grid panels. — Blossoming branches fill the frame against a geometric screen backdrop.

1958 8mm frame from Yorktown showing blossoms, intersecting branches, and a partially readable vertical sign near gridded display panels. — Branches and blossoms obscure part of a display sign beside the gridded backdrop.

Final Yorktown 1958 frame with clustered pink blossoms over shoji-style panels and a partly obscured display sign. — A denser cluster of blossoms fills the foreground as the display sign remains partly hidden behind branches.

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