Sacramento California USA-1969: Globe Shaped Array Of Water Sprinklers

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

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Globe Shaped Array Of Water Sprinklers — Clip Details

A close-up view of a spherical water sprinkler system in action, captured on 8mm film in 1969. The translucent globe-shaped structure features multiple black rods radiating outward, each ending in a nozzle that sprays water in a fine mist. The footage has a distinct purple-blue tint and visible film grain, characteristic of vintage home movies. The camera remains steady, focusing on the intricate pattern of water droplets and the mechanical movement of the sprinkler. This archival clip evokes a sense of mid-century domestic life and technological novelty.

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: 123048444

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s home-movie requests needing a close insert of domestic water technology, garden irrigation, or abstract mechanical motion.
Period detail: The 8mm color, purple-blue cast, and globe-like sprinkler design may show late-1960s household or garden novelty detail in Sacramento.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie viewpoint, lingering close on moving spray and translucent surfaces rather than staging people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a translucent spherical sprinkler form, black radiating rods, small nozzle tips, misting water, film grain, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries strong 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, blue-purple color shift, uneven exposure, and contact-frame edge darkness.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, texture insert, transition beat, or visual metaphor for water, summer yards, or mid-century design.
Historical context: The view suggests domestic outdoor irrigation or a decorative sprinkler object, but the frames do not identify a specific home, brand, or maker.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, though copyright status and any property-related permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1969 Sacramento 8mm sprinkler, vintage home movie water spray, globe sprinkler close-up, or 1960s garden irrigation may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sacramento 1969 material, then broader vintage garden, water, and household technology footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing a translucent globe-shaped sprinkler with radiating black rods and fine water spray. — A globe-shaped sprinkler sprays fine mist around radiating rods.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame with the sprinkler globe shifted right, showing rods, dark nozzles, and fine spray. — Radiating sprinkler arms and nozzles appear through a blue-purple 8mm color cast.

Close 8mm view from the 1969 Sacramento clip showing sprinkler rods, a nozzle, and reflected water on the translucent globe. — A closer detail isolates the sprinkler arms and a bright spray point.

Final 1969 Sacramento 8mm frame focusing on a dark sprinkler nozzle, radiating rods, and mist over the translucent globe. — The shot ends on a tight detail of the sprinkler nozzle and misting surface.

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