Sherwood Gardens Maryland-1940: Pink and White Flowering Branches Against Blue Sky

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationSherwood Gardens, Maryland, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · Sherwood Gardens, Maryland, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1940 · United States & Maryland · Reel c81abf3e contains 6 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

spring flowering
garden observation
seasonal change
nature
amateur filmmaking
botanical scenery

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Low angle looking upward into flowering branches
Setting: outdoor · Flowering garden canopy with taller trees behind
Time and weather: Daytime · Spring · Clear sky
Lighting: Natural sunlight
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: pink flowering branches · white flowering branches · tree limbs · green leaves · background treetops
Colors: deep blue · pink · peach · cream · green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Pink flowering branches fill the lower view beneath a deep blue sky.
White blossoms remain along the right edge as the framing drifts slightly.
The upward composition holds pink blooms and green treetops through the closing moments.

Pink and White Flowering Branches Against Blue Sky — Clip Details

Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1940 home movie footage shows pink flowering branches spreading beneath a deep blue sky. White blossoms enter from the right, with taller green treetops behind the flower canopy. A single upward-looking shot holds the arrangement with slight handheld drift, keeping the ground and garden paths outside the frame. Soft detail, visible grain and saturated color characterize the projected-film capture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003012

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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: 1940 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: Sherwood Gardens, Maryland, 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: Supports documentary requests for circa 1940 Baltimore garden imagery and brief seasonal nature cutaways.
Period detail: Saturated color, soft detail and grain may show characteristics of mid-century amateur film, while the subject supplies no precise dating clue.
Home-movie behavior: The upward framing records a visitor pausing to study blossoms rather than presenting a formal survey of the grounds.
What appears in frame: Pink flower clusters cross the lower frame, white blooms enter from the right, and dark branches, green leaves and taller treetops stand against blue sky.
Film character: Visible grain, soft edges, saturated color and slight framing drift give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a spring insert, a quiet transition or a canopy cutaway between wider garden views.
Historical context: The section identification connects this blossom study with Sherwood Gardens, whose documented spring plantings included flowering trees and ornamental beds.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; copyright in the film and any applicable location or property permissions remain separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for Sherwood Gardens spring blossoms, Baltimore garden home movies and circa 1940 color nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's landscaped garden, tulip beds, pansies and azalea close-up, then with Sherwood Gardens material around circa 1940 or other spring canopies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore, circa 1940: pink flowering branches beneath blue sky, with white blooms along the upper-right edge. — Pink flower clusters and white edge blossoms frame a deep blue sky.
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Pink blooms span an upward view at Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore, circa 1940, with green treetops behind and white flowers at right. — The flowering canopy stretches across the lower view beneath taller trees.
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An open patch of blue sky rises above pink blossoms and leafy treetops at Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore, circa 1940. — Blue sky opens above the pink canopy, with pale blossoms bordering the right side.
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Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore, circa 1940: layered pink flower clusters below green treetops, with white blooms reaching inward from the right. — Layered pink blossoms sit beneath green treetops in the closing portion of the shot.
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