Portugal-1972: Water Fountain in City Square Overlooking Coastal Bay

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPortugal
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Portugal

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Water Fountain in City Square Overlooking Coastal Bay — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Portugal in 1972 captures a bustling city square centered around a large, active water fountain surrounded by classic 1970s automobiles. The scene includes a storefront with a prominent 'novo cheque' sign, lush green trees, and historic buildings under a bright sky. The final frames transition to a panoramic view of a coastal cityscape with a wide bay, distant hills, and a prominent tower on the horizon, all rendered in the warm, slightly faded color palette characteristic of retro home movie film.

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: 120948756

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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 clip supports 1970s Portugal editorial requests needing real 8mm travel footage of an urban fountain, commercial street frontage, and a coastal bay panorama.
Period detail: Visible era clues include 1970s automobiles, a storefront sign reading "novo cheque," older masonry buildings, and the faded color palette of 8mm travel film.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from street-level sightseeing details to a broad scenic view across the bay.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a working fountain, parked cars, trees, a storefront sign, city buildings, a wide bay, distant hills, and a tall tower on the horizon.
Film character: The scan shows soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, slight exposure variation, and faded blue-purple color typical of aging 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel insert, city establishing cutaway, or transition from street life to coastal panorama.
Historical context: The clip documents everyday urban tourism views in Portugal, with cars, shops, public space, and waterfront geography seen from an amateur camera viewpoint.
Research note: Human figures and a visible storefront sign may require likeness, trademark, or location review depending on use, separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 Portugal 8mm city fountain, vintage Portugal storefront street scene, and 1970s coastal bay home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Portugal 1972 travel footage, then broader 1970s European city and waterfront tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a public fountain spraying water near parked cars, trees, and older buildings in a city square. — Urban fountain surrounded by cars and trees.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a storefront facade with a large "novo cheque" sign, doorway, wall details, and partial street activity. — Storefront with visible novo cheque sign.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a wide coastal bay, waterfront buildings, distant hills, and a tall tower on the horizon. — Coastal cityscape across a bay.

1972 Portugal 8mm frame showing a panoramic bay view with distant shoreline, a tower on the horizon, and foreground waterfront buildings. — Panoramic bay and distant tower.

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