Sacramento California USA-1969: Several Black Sprinkler Systems Raining Down A

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

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Several Black Sprinkler Systems Raining Down A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of a sprinkler system spraying water in a circular pattern. The footage shows multiple black sprinkler poles against a textured, light-colored surface, likely a lawn or paved area. Water arcs are visible in the first frame, gradually transitioning to a radial pattern of dark lines as the sprinklers retract. The image has a distinct blue tint and grainy texture characteristic of Super 8 film, with a dark border framing the scene. This archival clip evokes a nostalgic, mid-century suburban atmosphere.

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: 123048408

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s Sacramento home-movie cutaways of residential or municipal sprinkler water patterns for documentary, museum, education, or period lifestyle edits.
Period detail: The visible clue is a mid-century filmed close-up of black sprinkler heads and poles against a pale surface, with the 1969 Sacramento setting supported by clip metadata rather than landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the unstaged value of a home-movie observer lingering on everyday water movement rather than on people or a formal event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include black sprinkler poles, small round sprinkler heads, pale textured ground or wall, fan-shaped water spray, dark film borders, and blue-tinted 8mm grain.
Film character: The clip shows pronounced 8mm grain, blue color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, environmental cutaway, or memory beat for suburban water use, garden maintenance, or abstract home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: Within the metadata setting of Sacramento in 1969, the clip visually documents ordinary outdoor water infrastructure without identifying a specific property, neighborhood, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property details are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or property context from the source collection.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 8mm sprinkler footage, Sacramento home movie water spray, vintage black sprinkler heads, and 1960s suburban cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Sacramento 1969 home-movie material, and then with broader themes of sprinklers, lawns, water, and suburban exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing black sprinkler poles and a broad water spray pattern on a pale textured background. — Black sprinkler poles spray water in a fan pattern across the blue-tinted frame.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame with a small sprinkler head and black poles radiating through a blue-tinted close-up. — A small sprinkler head and dark poles create a radial pattern on the pale surface.

1969 Sacramento 8mm close-up of black sprinkler hardware, faint spray residue, and dark borders around a blue-tinted frame. — Sprinkler hardware remains in close view as water traces soften the pale background.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing black sprinkler rods fanning outward with a pale blue textured background and dark film edge. — Dark sprinkler rods fan across the frame in an abstract radial pattern.

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