A blue-tinted close-up begins on faint lettering carved into a weathered grave marker.
1959 · Iowa, United States
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The final frame holds on partial wife-of wording and a visible 1911 date in the worn stone — Iowa, 1959
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- 1959
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- Iowa, United States
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- Still 4 · 5.34s into the source clip
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1959 Iowa 8mm close-up of a weathered gravestone with partial Elizabeth inscription and 1911 date.
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1959 · Iowa, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Iowa-1959: Gravestone Inscription for Elizabeth, 1852-1911
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1959 Iowa.
Date documentation · estimated
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 documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1319
Year note: 1959
Location note: iowa
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.
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.
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.
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