Arizona USA-1958: Several People Work With The Ground In The Desert On A Nice

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Arizona

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Several People Work With The Ground In The Desert On A Nice — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1958 shows a group of people working in a vast desert landscape. The scene features a rocky foreground, a long white salt flat stretching across the middle ground, and distant mountains under a clear blue sky. Individuals in period clothing, including hats and casual shirts, are seen examining the ground and collecting samples. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly faded quality, capturing a moment of scientific fieldwork or exploration in the American Southwest.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122803617

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Arizona, United States 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

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 Arizona desert fieldwork footage for documentaries needing archival views of people examining ground in a remote Southwestern landscape.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, 8mm color, and 1958 metadata support a late-1950s home-movie view of outdoor field activity in Arizona.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's feel, with people spread across the rocky desert floor as they bend, look down, and handle the ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rocky desert terrain, a bright salt-flat band, distant mountains, blue sky, scattered shrubs, and several people working near the ground.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, or brief memory beat for desert research, travel, geology, or Southwestern exploration sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests mid-century field observation in an arid Arizona setting, without enough evidence to identify the group or purpose.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1958 Arizona desert home movie, 8mm people working on ground, salt flat mountains footage, and Southwest fieldwork archive.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1958 Arizona desert clips, then broader archival footage of fieldwork, geology, travel, or arid landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Arizona desert view with rocky ground, a pale salt-flat strip, distant mountains, and a blue sky in soft 8mm color. — A wide desert landscape frames the salt flat and mountain range beyond.

Arizona desert landscape with scattered rocks, low scrub, a bright flat stretch, and mountains across the horizon. — Rocks and desert scrub lead toward a pale flat stretch below the mountains.

People in 1958 Arizona appear to examine or collect material from rocky desert ground near a salt-flat edge. — A small group works close to the ground in the desert foreground.

Several people are spread across the Arizona desert terrain, bending and standing as they work near the ground below distant mountains. — People are spaced across the rocky desert, appearing to inspect or gather material.

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