San Jose Costa Rica-1978: White Bust of John F. Kennedy on an Inscribed Park Pedestal

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationSan Jose, Costa Rica
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · San Jose, Costa Rica
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

memorial
John F. Kennedy legacy
public monument
travel
Central America
US presidents remembered abroad
civic space

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · eye level, slightly low
Setting: outdoor · urban public park with trees, lamp posts and memorials
Time and weather: midday · dry season · sunny
Lighting: bright direct sunlight with hard shadows
People: 0 · No people visible; the only face is the sculpted likeness of John F. Kennedy.
Vehicles: pale vehicle partly hidden behind foliage
Landmarks: Parque John F. Kennedy · John F. Kennedy bust
Objects: white bust · stone pedestal · dark inscribed plaque · curved park lamp posts · second white memorial with dark tablet · trees and shrubs · yellow object in background
Readable signs: J.F. KENNEDY · PARQUE JOHN F. KENNEDY · COMPATRIOTAS: NO PREGUNTEN QUE PUEDE HACER SU PATRIA POR USTEDES, PREGUNTENSE QUE ES LO QUE PUEDEN HACER USTEDES POR ELL
Colors: white · dark green · pale blue · grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The white bust and its plaqued pedestal are framed against dark trees and park lamps.
The camera holds steady and the 'J.F. KENNEDY' carving and plaque text are readable.
The handheld framing drifts right and down as the shot ends.

White Bust of John F — Clip Details

San José, Costa Rica, circa 1978 home movie footage of the white bust of John F. Kennedy in the park named for him. The sculpture, carved 'J.F. KENNEDY' at its base, stands on a weathered stone pedestal whose plaque reads 'Parque John F. Kennedy' above a Spanish version of his inaugural 'ask not' line. Curved park lamps, a second plaqued memorial and sunlit trees fill the background. The single handheld Super 8 shot holds on the monument for about three seconds in bright sun.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001280

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1978 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: San Jose, Costa Rica 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: Answers requests for late-1970s footage of a John F. Kennedy memorial in Latin America, useful for documentaries on his legacy or on Central American travel.
Period detail: The weathered pedestal, park lamp styling and cool reversal-film colour may show a late-1970s San José park, about fifteen years after Kennedy's 1963 visit.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor-shot record: the tourist stopped to film the bust and its legible plaque, the way travellers documented landmarks they recognised.
What appears in frame: A white bust carved 'J.F. KENNEDY', a weathered stone pedestal with a dark Spanish plaque, curved park lamps, a second white memorial with a dark tablet and sunlit trees behind.
Film character: Fine Super 8 grain, a cool blue cast in the highlights, near-black foliage shadows and a gentle handheld drift give it authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a short cutaway or landmark insert, or as a memory beat within a Kennedy-legacy or Costa Rica travel sequence.
Historical context: John F. Kennedy visited Costa Rica on 18–20 March 1963, and this park sets a Spanish version of his inaugural words beneath his likeness.
Research note: No living people appear, but the bust and plaque are public sculptural works whose copyright status in Costa Rica should be assessed separately from any likeness or publicity rights tied to Kennedy's image.
Research search match: JFK bust Costa Rica, Parque John F. Kennedy San José, Kennedy memorial Super 8 1970s, Spanish ask not plaque, Central America travel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the Teatro Nacional facade and the Cerrajería and Kodak neon signs from this reel, then other San José circa 1978 views, then Kennedy memorials filmed elsewhere.

Still Frames From This Clip

John F. Kennedy bust on its plaqued pedestal in Parque John F. Kennedy, San José, Costa Rica, circa 1978 — The John F. Kennedy bust and its Spanish-inscribed pedestal in a sunlit San José park, circa 1978.
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Plaque reading Parque John F. Kennedy beneath the white bust, San José, Costa Rica, Super 8 home movie circa 1978 — The pedestal plaque names the park and quotes Kennedy's inaugural line in Spanish.
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Sunlit Kennedy memorial with park lamps and trees, San José, Costa Rica, filmed on Super 8 circa 1978 — Hard tropical sun lights the white sculpture against dark trees in the park.
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Closing frame of the John F. Kennedy bust in a San José park, Costa Rica, home movie circa 1978 — The handheld framing drifts as the shot of the Kennedy bust ends.
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