Kauai Hawaii-1945: Single Orchid With Yellow Petals and a Fringed Pink Center

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationKauai, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 · Kauai, Hawaii, United States
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What is in this clip

botanical observation
floral color
Hawaiian scenery
amateur filmmaking
nature detail
travel memory

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · handheld · Near-frontal view of the bloom
Setting: outdoor · Deeply shaded planting area with foliage and a partially visible slatted structure
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Undetermined
Lighting: Uneven natural light on the flower against a heavily shadowed background
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: orchid bloom · narrow petals · fringed lip · flower stem · long leaves · slatted structure
Colors: yellow · pink · orange · dark green · purple · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A yellow orchid with a fringed pink-orange center fills the close-up.
The camera continues holding the bloom against dark leaves.
The same floral composition remains with slight framing drift.

Single Orchid With Yellow Petals and a Fringed Pink Center — Clip Details

Kauai, Hawaii, United States, circa 1945 home movie footage shows a single orchid against dark foliage and a partially visible slatted structure. Narrow yellow petals surround a broad, fringed pink-orange center with a dark throat. The camera holds a close-up throughout the single shot, with slight framing drift. Soft focus, visible grain and uneven illumination give the projected-film capture its texture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003152

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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: 1945 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: Kauai, Hawaii, 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: This Kauai floral close-up, circa 1945, supports documentary requests for Hawaiian botanical imagery and amateur travel-film inserts.
Period detail: Color rendition and grain convey an older film source, but the bloom and shadowed structure provide no precise dating clue.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained close-up records the filmmaker's interest in a single bloom, with small framing adjustments and no staged human action.
What appears in frame: The frame contains yellow petals, a fringed pink-orange lip, a dark throat, a slender stem, long leaves and part of a slatted structure.
Film character: Soft focus, deep shadows, purple-tinted color, grain, specks and intermittent vertical marks characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use it as a botanical insert, a quiet cutaway or a short transition within a Hawaiian travel sequence.
Historical context: The shot records a floral subject within a Kauai home movie sequence, without identifying a particular garden, grower or orchid variety.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; ownership of the background structure is unknown, and footage copyright remains separate from property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Kauai orchid footage, Hawaiian home movies circa 1945 and small-gauge botanical close-ups.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's hibiscus close-up and flowering tree, then other Kauai material circa 1945, followed by archival botanical studies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Kauai, circa 1945: a yellow orchid with a fringed pink-orange lip stands against dark foliage and a partly visible slatted structure. — A single orchid fills the frame, with its dark throat surrounded by pink and orange.
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An upright yellow petal rises above a ruffled pink-orange orchid center in this Kauai home movie still, circa 1945. — Yellow petals extend above and beside the broad, fringed lip.
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Narrow yellow petals frame the dark throat and fringed lip of an orchid in Kauai, circa 1945, with long leaves behind it. — The bloom remains centered above its descending stem and shadowed leaves.
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Kauai, circa 1945: the orchid's pink fringe and yellow petals contrast with deep foliage shadows and bright gaps in the background. — The closing view holds the same orchid against the dark planting area.
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