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Kansas USA-1958: Magnet Letters On Smooth Red Surface Water And Bushes In Middle

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationKansas, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1958 Kansas
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Magnet Letters On Smooth Red Surface Water And Bushes In... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958, showing a close-up of colorful magnet letters on a smooth red surface. The text reads 'LAST RESORT NO TARRY AIR CONDITIONED' in a retro font. The shot is framed by dark borders, with film grain and slight wear visible, capturing a nostalgic mid-century Americana moment. The letters have a metallic sheen with blue, yellow, and white tones, set against a textured brown background. This archival clip evokes a sense of mid-20th century roadside culture and vintage signage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122641041

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Kansas, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Serves 1950s American travel and roadside-culture documentaries needing a period changeable-letter sign insert or mid-century Americana B-roll alongside a Midwest lake landscape.
Period detail
Colorful plastic changeable letters and an 'Air Conditioned' promotional message are consistent with 1950s American roadside accommodation signage; color film stock shows characteristics typical of late-1950s 8mm.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm color home movie of a lake or reservoir in Kansas, USA, with distant wooded islands, shoreline shrubs, and a pale hazy sky.
Lake or reservoir landscape, Kansas, circa 1958.

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