Iowa-1959: Gravestone Inscription for Elizabeth, 1852-1911

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIowa, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Iowa

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Gravestone Inscription for Elizabeth, 1852-1911 — Clip Details

A close-up shot from an 8mm home movie filmed in Iowa in 1959, showing a weathered gravestone with engraved text. The camera slowly pans across the stone, revealing the name 'ELIZABETH' and the inscription 'WIFE OF' followed by a partially visible surname and the dates 'APR. 2, 1852' and '1911'. The footage has a distinct blue tint and grainy texture characteristic of vintage Super 8 film, capturing a somber, nostalgic moment at a historic cemetery.

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: 127420567

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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: iowa
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: Iowa, 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: Useful for 1950s Iowa cemetery, genealogy, mortality, memory, or historic gravestone insert needs in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The visible carved dates, worn stone surface, and 8mm home-movie scan may show an older cemetery marker filmed during a 1959 Iowa visit.
Home-movie behavior: The slow close framing suggests a visitor documenting a family or local grave marker rather than staged cemetery coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a weathered blue-tinted stone face, incised lettering, partial name text, date numerals, dark frame edges, and film gate shadows.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, blue color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet cemetery cutaway, genealogy insert, mortality transition, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows a gravestone inscription for Elizabeth with partial family wording and dates, offering visual context for remembrance and local burial records.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but the inscription may identify a deceased person; confirm cemetery, family, and copyright context before sensitive uses.
Research search match: Searches it may match include 1959 Iowa 8mm cemetery footage, Elizabeth gravestone inscription, weathered headstone close-up, and home movie grave marker.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Iowa cemetery footage, then broader gravestone, family history, or memorial themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1959 Iowa 8mm view of a worn gravestone face with partial carved text and dark film edges. — A blue-tinted close-up begins on faint lettering carved into a weathered grave marker.

1959 Iowa home-movie close-up showing partial Elizabeth inscription and weathered carved dates on a gravestone. — The camera passes over the name Elizabeth and partially readable date text on the stone.

Blue-tinted 8mm frame of a gravestone inscription with partial wording and the date Apr. 2, 1852. — Lower engraved text reveals part of the inscription and the date Apr. 2, 1852.

1959 Iowa 8mm close-up of a weathered gravestone with partial Elizabeth inscription and 1911 date. — The final frame holds on partial wife-of wording and a visible 1911 date in the worn stone.

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