Portugal-1972: Large Water Fountain In Front Of Building In A City

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPortugal
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Portugal

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Large Water Fountain In Front Of Building In A City — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Portugal in 1972 captures a bustling city square centered around a large, ornate water fountain spraying in multiple arcs. Classic 1970s automobiles are parked and moving in the foreground, with a prominent building featuring a large 'O MELHOR' sign in the background. The scene is bathed in bright sunlight, showcasing the warm, slightly faded color palette characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. The camera remains mostly static, offering a nostalgic glimpse of daily life in a Portuguese urban center during the early 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 120948723

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Portugal 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 1972 Portugal 8mm clip can support documentary or museum requests for urban street atmosphere, public-square fountains, and everyday city traffic in the early 1970s.
Period detail: Visible period clues include rounded 1970s automobiles, bright street signage, multi-story urban facades, and the soft color response of small-gauge home-movie film.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the fountain and passing traffic as a casual record of a busy city square rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: The frames show an ornate spraying fountain, parked and moving cars, pedestrians near the basin, leafy trees, building facades, overhead signage, and strong midday glare on water and vehicle roofs.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, slight softness, high-contrast sunlight, faded color, and minor framing variation consistent with a handheld home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short city-life insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition between broader Portugal travel scenes and closer street observations.
Historical context: The scene documents a public urban setting where traffic, pedestrians, commercial signage, and civic fountain architecture share the same frame.
Research note: People and commercial signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed separately from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1972 Portugal 8mm city square fountain, 1970s Portuguese street traffic, Super 8 urban fountain cars, and Portugal home movie city landmark.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Portugal 1972 city footage, and then with broader 1970s European street, traffic, fountain, or travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing an ornate urban fountain spraying in multiple arcs, with cars in the foreground and building facades with signage behind it. — Fountain and traffic in a Portuguese city square.

A sunlit Portugal 1972 street scene centers on a large fountain, with water jets, 1970s cars, trees, and commercial signage visible behind it. — Sunlit fountain with cars and signage.

1972 Portugal home-movie frame of an ornate public fountain, bright water spray, roadside cars, trees, and tall urban buildings in the background. — Public fountain framed by traffic and buildings.

A wider 1972 Portugal city-square view shows the fountain partly obscured by passing and parked cars, with pedestrians near the basin and buildings beyond. — Cars pass in front of the fountain.

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