Charlottesville Virginia-1972: Child Running Across the Lawn Before a Domed Rotunda

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationCharlottesville, Virginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
campus visits
outdoor recreation
university architecture
Virginia travel
informal tourism
home movie memory

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Eye-level view across the lawn toward the building
Setting: outdoor · University lawn bordered by monumental architecture, low brick ranges and trees
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely early spring · Clear
Lighting: Direct sunlight with strong shadows beneath the portico
People: 12 · Approximately a dozen people are visible across the sampled views, including a foreground child in a yellow-green long-sleeved top and light trousers and distant visitors near the Rotunda; faces lack clear identifying detail.
Landmarks: University of Virginia Rotunda · University of Virginia Lawn
Objects: domed roof · white columns · triangular pediment · portico steps · brick ranges · balustrade · grass lawn · bare deciduous trees · evergreen foliage
Colors: blue · green · white · brick red · yellow-green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The Rotunda stands beyond the lawn, with visitors near its steps.
A child in a yellow-green top enters from the right foreground.
The child runs diagonally across the grass.
The child turns near the center foreground beneath the Rotunda.

Child Running Across the Lawn Before a Domed Rotunda — Clip Details

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1972 home movie footage shows the domed Rotunda beyond a broad green lawn. Visitors stand and walk near its white columned portico and adjoining brick ranges. A child in a yellow-green top and light trousers enters from the right, runs across the foreground and turns near the center. One continuous wide view holds the building with slight handheld reframing.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shotExteriorHandheld
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004879

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Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Charlottesville, Virginia, 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 Charlottesville campus visits and childhood activity circa 1972, combining a recognizable landmark with a child running through the foreground.
Period detail: The yellow-green top, light trousers with slightly flared legs and longer hairstyle support an early 1970s estimate without establishing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: The child runs and turns while the camera holds the landmark, giving the view the informal character of a visitor's home movie.
What appears in frame: A broad lawn leads to a white domed building with a columned portico, adjoining brick ranges, scattered visitors, bare trees and a running child.
Film character: Grain, soft edges, a cool color cast, occasional specks and slight handheld shifts preserve the texture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: Works as a campus establishing shot with foreground action or a brief childhood memory beat between architectural views.
Historical context: The Rotunda at the head of the Lawn provides a recognizable university setting, while visitors and the running child show informal use of its open grounds.
Research note: A minor and distant visitors are visible; footage copyright, likeness permissions and any applicable location permissions are separate rights considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for University of Virginia home movies, Charlottesville campus visitors circa 1972 and a child running before the Rotunda.
Archive pairing path: Pair with this reel's Monticello gardens, James Monroe statue visitors and Natural Bridge gorge, then Charlottesville views circa 1972 or other childhood travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

University of Virginia Rotunda and Lawn in Charlottesville, circa 1972, with visitors beneath the white portico and bare trees beside the building. — The Rotunda overlooks the Lawn as visitors walk near its portico.
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A child enters the foreground at the University of Virginia Lawn in Charlottesville, circa 1972, with the Rotunda centered behind. — A child appears at the right edge while the Rotunda remains centered.
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A child runs across the University of Virginia Lawn in Charlottesville, circa 1972, with the Rotunda's dome and portico behind. — The child runs across the grass in front of the Rotunda.
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A child turns near the center of the University of Virginia Lawn, Charlottesville, circa 1972, beneath the Rotunda's white portico. — The child turns on the lawn as visitors remain near the building.
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