Sacramento California USA-1969: Modernist Fountain With Radiating Water Jets At Night

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

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Modernist Fountain With Radiating Water Jets At Night — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1969 captures a surreal nighttime view of a modernist fountain in Sacramento, California. The shot focuses on three circular water features with radiating metal spokes, resembling dandelion clocks, illuminated in cool blue light against a dark sky. Water sprays upward in a misty arc, creating a dreamlike, almost otherworldly effect. The grainy texture and slight color distortion are characteristic of Super 8 home movie footage, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and mid-century design. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, retro-themed projects, or historical content exploring 1960s public art and urban landscapes.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123048382

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 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: Sacramento, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archival requests for late-1960s urban design, Sacramento night exteriors, public fountains, and atmospheric 8mm cutaways for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The illuminated circular fountain forms and cool color response may show late-1960s public-space design as recorded on 8mm home-movie film in Sacramento.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the glowing fountain rather than staging action or presenting a formal architectural survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include circular fountain heads, radiating metal spokes, blue-white lighting, rising water spray, dark night background, and soft film grain.
Film character: The footage carries an 8mm look with visible grain, soft focus, blue color cast, high contrast, and slight frame-to-frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a night insert, urban transition, abstract memory beat, or visual cutaway for mid-century public space and water features.
Historical context: The clip visually places modernist fountain design within a nighttime civic or park setting, without identifying a specific landmark beyond the Sacramento metadata.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any property or site permissions separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Sacramento 8mm fountain at night, modernist water feature home movie, blue-lit public fountain, and 1960s urban night footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sacramento 1969 material, then broader 1960s public art, fountains, parks, and night exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing illuminated circular fountain heads with radiating spokes and misting water at night. — Blue-white light catches circular fountain forms and water spray in the dark.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame with two circular modernist fountain forms glowing blue as water sprays upward at night. — The fountain’s radial spokes and mist read clearly in the nighttime lighting.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame emphasizing a large illuminated circular fountain head, radiating spokes, and drifting water spray. — A larger fountain disc dominates the frame, with a smaller matching form behind it.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing the modernist fountain’s radial structure and water spray in cool nighttime light. — Cool light and film grain give the fountain a soft, abstract nighttime appearance.

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