Sacramento California USA-1969: Cool Mechanical Water Fountain Making Water

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

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Cool Mechanical Water Fountain Making Water — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1969 captures a striking silhouette of a mechanical water fountain against a bright blue sky. The dark, sculptural form of the fountain is backlit, with water cascading down its intricate, geometric structure in a dynamic display. The shot, framed by the edges of the film, reveals a park-like setting with green grass and distant trees in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color characteristics, evoking a nostalgic, retro atmosphere of a summer day in Sacramento.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123048558

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

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: 1960s Sacramento home-movie footage suited for editorial cutaways about public fountains, kinetic sculpture, parks, summer travel, or urban leisure spaces.
Period detail: The backlit 8mm frames may show a late-1960s public fountain or sculptural water feature, with open lawn, trees, and a simple pole visible beyond it.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the moving water and silhouette rather than staging action or identifying people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark mechanical fountain form, falling water, bright blue sky, green lawn, distant trees, film-frame edges, and intermittent pole-like background structures.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast backlighting, slight exposure shifts, and the rounded frame edges of a projected or scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or atmospheric cutaway for a 1960s California park, travel, design, or summertime sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects mid-century public-space sightseeing and home-movie attention to fountains, outdoor leisure, and sculptural civic details without documenting a named landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any site or property considerations before publication.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Sacramento 8mm fountain, 1960s California public fountain, vintage home movie water sculpture, and backlit park fountain footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Sacramento or California park footage, then broader 1960s fountains, public art, and summer travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A 1969 Sacramento 8mm frame shows a dark sculptural fountain silhouette with streams of water falling in bright daylight. — Backlit fountain structure with water cascading from its upper sections.

A backlit 1969 Sacramento fountain appears as a dark geometric silhouette, with water spilling downward across the frame. — The fountain remains mostly in silhouette as water streams down its side.

The 8mm frame shows the fountain in silhouette above a green lawn, with water falling and trees visible beyond the public outdoor setting. — A lower view reveals lawn and trees behind the cascading fountain.

The final frame shows the fountain against sky and lawn, with a distant pole visible at right.

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