Sacramento California USA-1969: Abstract Sculpture Fountain In Front Of Modern Office Building

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

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Abstract Sculpture Fountain In Front Of Modern Office... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a modernist office building in Sacramento, California, featuring a large abstract metal sculpture in a circular fountain. The camera slowly zooms in on the metallic statue, which stands on a white concrete base amidst a manicured lawn with young trees. The building's bold blue and white facade with vertical glass panels reflects the sky, while distant mountains are visible under a partly cloudy day. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking mid-century corporate architecture and public art.

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: 123048517

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: 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 archive requests needing Sacramento-area modern office architecture, public art, or corporate-campus exterior cutaways.
Period detail: The blue-and-white facade, vertical glass panels, manicured lawn, and abstract metal fountain sculpture may show late-1960s modernist office design.
Home-movie behavior: The slow visitor-shot zoom treats the sculpture and building as a travel or location detail rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a modern office facade, reflective glass, circular fountain base, abstract metal sculpture, lawn, young trees, sky reflections, and distant hills.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, soft focus, gate shadows, dust specks, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as an exterior establishing insert, architectural cutaway, public-art transition, or brief memory beat for 1969 Sacramento.
Historical context: The clip documents a home-movie view of modern corporate architecture and outdoor public sculpture in Sacramento without identifying a specific building.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are visible or flagged, but building and sculpture rights may still require separate copyright or property review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Sacramento 8mm office building, abstract sculpture fountain, modernist corporate exterior, and vintage California public art.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Sacramento exteriors, then 1969 California locations, then broader 1960s modern architecture or public sculpture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sacramento home-movie frame showing a modern office facade, lawn, young trees, and an abstract metal sculpture fountain. — Wide view of the sculpture fountain in front of the modern office building.

Sacramento 1969 frame with the camera closer to the abstract fountain sculpture and the blue-and-white modern office facade. — The zoom moves closer to the metal sculpture and circular fountain base.

Closer 1969 Sacramento home-movie view of the dark metal sculpture, pale circular base, and modern glass office exterior. — Closer framing emphasizes the sculpture against the building facade.

Tight 1969 Sacramento frame of the abstract metal fountain sculpture with reflective blue office windows and trees behind it. — Final close view of the abstract sculpture before the modern office facade.

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