Arizona USA-1958: People In Desert Digging

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

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People In Desert Digging — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1958 captures a group of people conducting an archaeological dig on a rocky desert hillside. The grainy, purple-tinted film shows individuals in period clothing—some wearing hats—carefully excavating the rugged terrain with hand tools. The scene unfolds under bright sunlight, with the vast, arid landscape stretching into the distance. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century scientific fieldwork and outdoor exploration.

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: 122804725

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 archival requests needing a brief Arizona desert fieldwork or archaeology-style excavation insert for documentary, museum, or educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, brimmed hats, hand tools, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1958 date place the scene in mid-century outdoor fieldwork.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes people moving carefully across a rocky hillside, giving the excavation a casual, participant-observer home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rocky desert slope, distant horizon, stone rubble, people in hats, hand tools, excavation patches, bright sun, and purple-tinted film edges.
Film character: The clip has coarse 8mm grain, handheld framing, soft focus, high desert glare, purple color shift, and visible contact-print borders that signal scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, research montage insert, transition into desert fieldwork, or memory beat for amateur archaeology and outdoor exploration.
Historical context: The footage shows a small group working on an arid hillside, suggesting mid-century recreational or scientific field activity without confirming institutional affiliation.
Research note: People and some faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from subject permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Arizona 8mm desert dig, vintage archaeology fieldwork, rocky hillside excavation, and home movie scientific outing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Arizona desert material, then broader vintage archaeology, geology, or outdoor fieldwork footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Arizona 8mm frame showing a rocky desert slope, distant landscape, and rough stone formations under bright sun. — A wide view of the rocky desert hillside establishes the arid terrain around the dig site.

People on a rocky Arizona desert hillside appear to examine or dig around stones in this 1958 home-movie frame. — Several figures work along the rocky slope, with one person bending near the ground.

A small group in period outdoor clothing and hats moves through a rocky Arizona dig area in 1958 8mm footage. — People in hats and light clothing gather around the rocky excavation area.

The frame looks down toward rocky desert ground with scattered stones, light objects, and a small plant near the excavation area. — A closer view of the rocky ground shows scattered stones, pale objects, and sparse desert vegetation.

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