Arizona USA-1958: Man Poses With Sign Marking Fossil Discovery

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

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Man Poses With Sign Marking Fossil Discovery — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1958 shows a man in a dark blue jacket standing in a rocky desert landscape. He holds a white sign that reads 'AMERICANTHROPUS PIPKINENSIS' and commemorates the discovery of the first American anthropoid by B.J. Edwards and R.D. Lemon. The man appears to be posing for the camera, with a slight smile, against a backdrop of arid hills and sparse vegetation. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and edge damage, capturing a moment of scientific discovery with a touch of personal nostalgia.

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: 122804141

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 a brief visitor-shot view of a man posing with a fossil discovery sign in desert terrain.
Period detail: The 1958 metadata and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1950s setting, with casual clothing and a hand-lettered roadside-style sign visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: A man poses informally for the camera, holding or standing behind the sign, then shifts his gaze and body position in a candid home-movie manner.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark jacket, a white discovery sign, rocky desert ground, low arid hills, sparse vegetation, film borders, and soft color fading.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, grain, magenta color shift, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that read as original physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, research cutaway, or memory beat for amateur travel, desert field sites, or mid-century science-themed home movies.
Historical context: The sign references an anthropoid fossil discovery, but the frames mainly document a visitor or participant posing at a desert marker rather than a verified scientific event.
Research note: One identifiable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from depiction clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Arizona 8mm home movie, man with fossil discovery sign, desert science marker, and vintage amateur footage of rocky Southwest landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Arizona desert footage, then broader home-movie clips about signs, roadside markers, or amateur science travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Arizona home-movie footage, a man faces the camera behind a sign reading AMERICANTHROPUS PIPKINENSIS in a rocky desert landscape. — Man posing behind a fossil discovery sign in a rocky desert setting.

The man stands behind the AMERICANTHROPUS PIPKINENSIS sign, turned slightly away from the camera against arid Arizona hills. — The subject turns slightly while posed with the desert discovery marker.

In a soft 8mm frame, the man lowers his gaze behind the fossil discovery sign amid rocky Arizona desert terrain. — Man glancing down during the home-movie pose with the sign.

The man turns partly sideways beside the AMERICANTHROPUS PIPKINENSIS sign, with arid hills and sparse vegetation behind him. — Side view of the man beside the hand-lettered fossil discovery sign.

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