Sacramento California USA-1969: Abstract Art Fountain With Fan Blade And Water

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

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Abstract Art Fountain With Fan Blade And Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of an abstract modern sculpture at an outdoor fountain in Sacramento, California. The camera tilts upward, revealing a dark, geometric concrete structure with a spiraling fan blade-like element. Water streams down the sculpture's surface against a clear blue sky, highlighting its textured, weathered surface and bold architectural design. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 footage enhances its nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 123048664

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: Useful 1960s Sacramento 8mm footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief abstract public-art fountain detail or urban design cutaway.
Period detail: The close framing, modernist concrete form, clear sky, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s public-art or civic-plaza atmosphere without identifying the site.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the sculpture from close range like a visitor pausing on a distinctive fountain feature rather than a staged architectural survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark geometric fountain basin, a spiral fan-like sculptural blade, falling water, blue sky, film frame edges, and heavy shadow.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, slight color fading, contrasty exposure, dust specks, and handheld reframing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, visual metaphor, or memory beat for public art, modern design, water features, or Sacramento location texture.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects mid-century abstract civic art and outdoor fountain design as recorded by a home-movie camera, without confirming a specific landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright in the footage and any artwork or property rights should still be reviewed before reuse.
Research search match: Researchers may find it through searches for 1969 Sacramento 8mm fountain footage, abstract modern sculpture, public art water feature, or home-movie civic plaza detail.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Sacramento or 1969 California material, then broader abstract sculpture, fountain, and modernist urban-design footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing a shadowed abstract fountain structure with water running down beneath a spiral blade-like sculpture. — A dark geometric fountain form fills the frame as water streams down below the sculptural element.

Close 8mm view of the Sacramento abstract fountain, with the spiral blade-like form partly cropped above a dark basin. — The sculptural blade rises above the dark fountain top, silhouetted against a clear sky.

1969 Sacramento home-movie frame centered on the fan-like abstract sculpture with a dark fountain rim below. — The camera centers the fan-like sculptural form above the fountain’s shadowed rim.

Close 8mm frame of the Sacramento abstract fountain showing the textured spiral form and dark basin edge in strong contrast. — The final frame holds on the textured spiral sculpture and the shadowed fountain edge beneath it.

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