Florida-1959: American Flag Standing Proudly On Top Of An Artillery Gun In A

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Florida

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American Flag Standing Proudly On Top Of An Artillery... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures the American flag waving proudly atop a tall pole beside a historic artillery gun in a grassy outdoor setting. Lush green trees fill the background under a clear blue sky, with the flag fluttering in the breeze. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color saturation, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic mid-century Americana moment. The scene suggests a memorial or historical display, with the gun mounted on a stone base. This archival clip offers authentic 1950s-era footage ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127287483

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 1266 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1959 Florida home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests needing a brief patriotic outdoor monument or military-display cutaway.
Period detail: The flagpole, artillery gun display, saturated color, and 8mm framing support a late-1950s visitor-shot view, though the exact site is not identifiable from the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor's ground-level viewpoint, letting the flag, trees, and gun display read as an observed public landmark rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a U.S. flag on a tall pole, a mounted artillery gun, a low stone or concrete base, dense green trees, grass, blue sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and gentle handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, patriotic transition, military-history cutaway, or memory beat within a Florida or mid-century Americana sequence.
Historical context: The scene appears to show a public patriotic or military display in a park-like setting, reflecting how historic weaponry and national symbols were filmed by visitors.
Research note: No people, brands, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any site-specific property or monument restrictions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Florida 8mm American flag, home movie artillery monument, mid-century patriotic display, and vintage U.S. flag cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Florida exterior footage, and then broader themes of flags, monuments, military displays, or Americana.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Florida 8mm frame showing a U.S. flag above a mounted artillery gun in a grassy outdoor setting with dense trees. — U.S. flag and artillery display in a tree-lined outdoor setting.

1959 Florida home-movie frame with the U.S. flag centered above green trees and a partial artillery display at the lower edge. — Flagpole rising above trees with part of the gun display below.

1959 Florida 8mm frame showing the U.S. flag on a tall pole against trees and sky, with the monument mostly out of view. — Flagpole and waving U.S. flag framed against trees and sky.

1959 Florida frame of a U.S. flag above a mounted artillery gun, with leafy trees filling the background. — U.S. flag above a mounted artillery gun and green trees.

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