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Portland Oregon USA-1957: Road Trip Desert Driving Lost Hitchhiking Sunny

  • Year1957
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1957 Portland Oregon
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Road Trip Desert Driving Lost Hitchhiking Sunny — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Portland, Oregon, 1957, showing a road trip through a rugged desert landscape. The clip opens with a view from a moving vehicle, capturing a vast, flat horizon under an overcast sky, with visible film grain and scratches. The scene transitions to a rocky, arid terrain where two individuals explore the natural surroundings; one wears plaid pants and a dark shirt, while the other, in a red top, crawls on the ground. The footage captures candid moments of exploration and leisure in a remote, sunlit environment, evoking a sense of adventure and nostalgia from mid-century American travel.

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
122655943

Rights & Clearance

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
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Date
1957 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
Portland, Oregon, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s 8mm road-trip footage useful for documentary or museum edits about mid-century American travel, desert driving, and informal vacation stops.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 8mm road-trip frame showing a distant flat horizon under a muted sky, with heavy gate shadows and surface scratches.
A distant horizon appears through the scanned film frame during the road-trip sequence.

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