Web preview · 256px high1959 Iowa cemetery scene with foreground grave markers, floral decorations, trees, and a small peaked-roof shelter behind them.
Foreground stones and flowers frame a quiet cemetery view with trees and a small structure beyond.

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Foreground stones and flowers frame a quiet cemetery view with trees and a small structure beyond — Iowa, 1959

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Catalog year
1959
Location
Iowa, United States
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Still 4 · 5.34s into the source clip
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1959 Iowa cemetery scene with foreground grave markers, floral decorations, trees, and a small peaked-roof shelter behind them.

The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 5.34 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.

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Iowa-1959: Cemetery with Tombstones and Chapel Among Trees

Iowa-1959: Cemetery with Tombstones and Chapel Among Trees

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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.

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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 clip may show mid-century cemetery grounds, with upright stone markers, floral tributes, mature trees, and a small chapel-like structure visible in the frames.

Film character

The 8mm scan has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, handheld movement, and light exposure variation typical of home-movie footage.

Historical context

The footage reflects a quiet cemetery visit in Iowa, showing grave markers and maintained grounds as part of everyday family memory and local ritual.

Research note

No people, brands, or readable names are apparent, but gravestones and cemetery setting may warrant review for location, inscription, copyright, and property considerations.

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