Arizona USA-1958: Men Camping On Mountain Side With Fossil Discovery Sign

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

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Men Camping On Mountain Side With Fossil Discovery Sign — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1958 shows a group of men on a rocky mountain side. The grainy, purple-tinted film captures them gathered around camping gear and coolers, with one man holding a sign identifying a fossil discovery site. The men wear casual 1950s attire, including button-down shirts and trousers, as they relax and interact in the rugged outdoor setting. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with noticeable grain and color shifts, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American outdoor recreation and scientific exploration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122804104

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Arizona home-movie requests needing men outdoors at a rocky campsite with a fossil-site sign for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail: The clothing, portable coolers, hand-lettered sign, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s outdoor recreation or field-trip setting in Arizona.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value in the men standing, talking, handling gear, and posing briefly with the fossil discovery sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several adult men, rocky desert terrain, coolers or camp boxes, scrub vegetation, a folding chair or frame, and a fossil discovery sign.
Film character: The scan shows dense grain, purple color shift, soft focus, edge shadows, and handheld framing typical of aged 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century outdoor travel, amateur science, camping, or fossil-site exploration.
Historical context: The clip visually places adult men in a rugged Arizona landscape where recreation, travel, and informal scientific curiosity appear to overlap.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status and any location or sign text rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search phrases this supports include 1958 Arizona 8mm men camping, vintage fossil discovery sign, rocky desert home movie, and mid-century outdoor field trip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Arizona material, then broader 1950s camping, desert travel, or amateur science footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult men in 1958 Arizona appear gathered around camp gear on a rocky hillside in soft, purple-tinted 8mm footage. — Men gather near coolers and gear on a rocky hillside.

Several adult men stand near coolers, boxes, and a small chair or frame on an Arizona rocky hillside. — Men stand beside camp supplies in rugged terrain.

Four adult men in casual shirts and trousers stand by coolers and gear in a rocky Arizona outdoor setting. — Four men pause near coolers and field gear.

A man in 1958 Arizona holds a fossil discovery sign in front of rocky desert terrain, with the sign text partly legible. — Man holds a fossil discovery sign in the rocky landscape.

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