Volmer Yucaipa California USA-1959: Small Plane Gliding Through Purple-Tinted Sky

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationVolmer Yucaipa, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Small Plane Gliding Through Purple-Tinted Sky — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1959 showing a small single-engine propeller plane gliding through a pale purple sky. The aircraft, likely a light general aviation plane, appears in the center of the frame, captured with the characteristic grain and color shift of old film. The shot is static, with the plane moving slightly across the frame, showcasing the nostalgic quality of mid-century amateur aviation recordings. The purple tint and film grain suggest a Super 8 or 8mm home movie from the late 1950s, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122696645

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.

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 1084 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: philip 15 mos,santa anita,vegas,arizona,new mexico
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1959 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: Volmer Yucaipa, California, 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: 1950s 8mm aviation cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a brief home-movie view of a small plane in flight.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century amateur aviation, with the aircraft and color-shifted 8mm stock supporting the 1959 home-movie context in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The static framing and distant aircraft suggest an amateur observer filming a passing plane rather than a staged aviation sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small propeller plane, open sky, pale cloud bands, purple color cast, film grain, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and purple dye shift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short aviation insert, period transition, or memory beat within a sequence about 1950s travel, flight, or California home movies.
Historical context: The clip reflects a casual view of light aircraft as seen through a 1950s home-movie camera, without visible people, landmarks, or identifying marks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review source rights and any aircraft identification issues separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 8mm small plane in sky, Yucaipa California home movie aviation, vintage light aircraft cutaway, and purple-tinted 1950s footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1959 Yucaipa or California material, then broader 1950s aviation, travel, and sky cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small propeller plane seen in distant flight against a purple-tinted sky in 1959 Yucaipa, California 8mm footage. — A small plane passes through the upper sky with visible 8mm grain and color shift.

Distant small aircraft remains high in frame against a pale purple sky, supported by the 1959 Yucaipa home-movie metadata. — The aircraft stays small and distant, with the sky filling nearly the whole frame.

Small propeller plane appears lower against the purple-tinted sky, with a faint cloud band in this 1959 California 8mm frame. — The plane moves lower in the frame above a soft, pale cloud band.

Distant small plane crosses open purple-tinted sky near a faint cloud band in the final 1959 Yucaipa 8mm frame. — The plane remains distant as the frame holds on open sky and visible home-movie texture.

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