Memphis Tennessee USA-1963: Scenic Mid-Century Motel Panoramic View By The Pool

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationMemphis, Tennessee, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Memphis Tennessee

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Scenic Mid-Century Motel Panoramic View By The Pool — Clip Details

Vintage 1963 8mm home movie footage of a mid-century modern motel in Memphis, Tennessee, viewed through a window frame. The clip shows a two-story motel building with colorful glass panels and balconies, a swimming pool with lounge chairs, and guests relaxing on poolside. The scene captures a sunny day with blue skies and scattered clouds, featuring classic 1960s architecture, retro furniture, and period-appropriate clothing. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 film characteristics, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American roadside travel and leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121295410

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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 1199 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: memphis tennesee
Date: 1963 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: 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: Memphis, Tennessee, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s U.S. travel, lodging, and leisure sequences needing a brief mid-century motel pool exterior in Memphis, Tennessee.
Period detail: The motel balconies, colorful panels, pool furniture, and swimwear may show early-1960s roadside lodging design and vacation style.
Home-movie behavior: The view is filmed from behind a window or structural frame, giving an informal visitor-shot look at guests relaxing by the pool.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a two-story motel block, balconies, colored glass panels, a swimming pool, lounge chairs, patio tables, lawn, and poolside guests.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, mild color shift, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition into mid-century motel and poolside leisure material.
Historical context: The clip places roadside lodging and pool recreation within a 1963 Memphis home-movie view without identifying the motel or guests by name.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1963 Memphis motel pool, 1960s roadside lodging, mid-century motel exterior, and 8mm home movie travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel footage, then other 1963 Memphis material, then broader 1960s motel, roadside tourism, and pool leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Memphis motel pool view with balconies, colored panels, lawn, patio furniture, and guests near the water. — Motel pool courtyard viewed from behind a window frame.

Mid-century Memphis motel exterior with pool, balconies, lawn, patio furniture, and guests relaxing poolside. — Guests sit by the pool in front of the motel balconies.

1963 motel pool scene in Memphis showing a two-story building, shaded balconies, lawn, chairs, and guests resting near the pool. — Poolside seating and motel balconies fill the frame.

Memphis motel pool courtyard with rows of balconies, patio chairs, blue pool water, and several guests visible at a distance. — The pan settles on the pool edge and motel balconies.

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