California USA-1969: A Sign For Volcano Land Office Hanging On A Wooden Wall

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 California

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A Sign For Volcano Land Office Hanging On A Wooden Wall — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1969 captures a weathered sign for the Volcano Land Office in California. The sign, affixed to a dark wooden wall, advertises custom home construction and a general contractor, Everitt Grace. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the sign in close-up with natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-20th century Americana.

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: 123047894

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: Yes
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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s California archive requests needing a close insert of local land, contracting, or real-estate signage in home-movie footage.
Period detail: The painted lettering, custom-home wording, and weathered wooden wall may show a late-1960s local land office or contractor sign in California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, holding on a roadside or exterior sign as a personal record of place rather than a staged commercial view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Volcano Land Office sign, general contractor wording, Everitt Grace name, dark vertical boards, rough posts, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and dark borders that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location insert, property-development reference, or memory beat within a California or small-town sequence.
Historical context: The sign visually connects home-site sales and custom-home construction with mid-century local development, without proving the broader history of the site.
Research note: The readable business and contractor names should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and identification issues; separate likeness review may still apply because people are flagged in the clip metadata.
Research search match: Search matches include 1969 California 8mm land office sign, Volcano Land Office sign, general contractor home movie, and vintage real estate signage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 California footage, then broader clips of signs, contractors, land sales, or roadside buildings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 California 8mm frame showing a partially framed Volcano Land Office sign on a dark wooden wall. — The sign appears near the upper right of a dark, underexposed frame.

1969 California 8mm close-up of a Volcano Land Office sign advertising home sites and a general contractor. — The sign reads Volcano Land Office and mentions custom home construction.

1969 California 8mm frame with a readable Volcano Land Office sign and contractor details on a dark timber wall. — The camera holds on the sign, with lettering and weathered wood visible.

1969 California 8mm frame showing the Volcano Land Office sign with general contractor text and the name Everitt Grace. — A steady close view shows the land office and contractor sign on the wall.

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