Arizona USA-1958: People Collecting Samples From Ground In A Desert Area With

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

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People Collecting Samples From Ground In A Desert Area With — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1958 shows a group of people collecting samples from a dry, rocky desert floor. The scene unfolds under a bright blue sky with distant mountains forming a stark backdrop. Individuals in casual 1950s attire, including hats, bend over to gather specimens from the ground. 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. The footage has a nostalgic, archival feel, perfect for historical documentaries or retro-themed projects.

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: 122803684

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: Useful for 1950s Southwest fieldwork, desert travel, or amateur science sequences needing real 8mm home-movie material from Arizona.
Period detail: Casual clothing, hats, and the 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1950s reading, while specific identities or purpose remain unconfirmed.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of people bending, walking, and searching the rocky ground as if collecting samples during a desert outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several people, a rocky desert floor, pale dry lake or salt flat, distant mountains, blue sky, hats, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip carries strong 8mm texture with grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, rounded frame edges, and color fading toward blue and magenta.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, transition, or memory beat for desert research, collecting, travel, or Arizona history scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows a small group in an arid Southwestern landscape, suggesting amateur documentation of field activity without confirming an institution or expedition.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in detail; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions should be reviewed separately before final use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s Arizona desert home movie, 8mm people collecting samples, Southwest fieldwork footage, or dry lake mountains may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Arizona 1958 desert scenes, then broader 1950s fieldwork or Southwest travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Arizona 8mm frame showing a small group on rocky desert ground, with distant mountains and a bright pale flat behind them. — Group members gather or inspect material on the desert floor below distant mountains.

Wide 8mm view of an Arizona desert landscape in 1958, with rocky ground, a pale flat strip, distant mountains, and no clear people visible. — Rocky desert terrain stretches toward a pale flat and mountain range.

Faded 8mm frame of the Arizona desert, with rocky foreground, a bright pale flat, and mountains under a lightly tinted sky. — A quiet landscape cutaway shows the dry desert floor and mountain backdrop.

Soft, faded 1958 Arizona 8mm frame with two people moving low over rocky desert ground, backed by a mountain ridge. — Two figures move through the rocky terrain as the film flares and fades at the frame edge.

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