Sacramento California USA-1969: Bronze Spiral Fountain with Two Center Holes

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Bronze Spiral Fountain with Two Center Holes — Clip Details

A close-up view of a bronze spiral fountain captured on 8mm film in 1969. The camera focuses on the intricate spiral structure with two distinct holes at its center, highlighting the weathered texture and reflective surface of the metal. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and subtle camera movement, characteristic of vintage home movie recordings. The background is a soft blue sky, emphasizing the artistic and nostalgic quality of the scene. This archival clip offers a unique glimpse into mid-20th century public art and urban design in Sacramento, California.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123048688

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests seeking late-1960s 8mm Sacramento public-art or fountain detail as a documentary insert, urban-design cutaway, or period texture shot.
Period detail: The bronze spiral form, close framing, and pale blue exterior background may show a late-1960s public fountain or sculptural water feature in Sacramento.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, concentrating on the fountain's unusual surface and central openings rather than presenting a staged landmark view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark bronze spiral form, two center holes, reflective metal texture, pale blue background, black film borders, and a brief blank or leader-like frame.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, mild color shift, exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the object a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for public art, urban landmarks, water features, or 1960s California travel material.
Historical context: The view suggests mid-century attention to civic sculpture and outdoor design, but the frames do not identify a specific fountain name or site.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, artwork, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Searchers may find this through phrases such as 1969 Sacramento 8mm fountain, bronze spiral public art, California home movie sculpture, or vintage water feature close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Sacramento 1969 footage, then with broader 1960s public art, fountains, and California travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame showing a close-up of a dark bronze spiral fountain or sculpture with two holes near the center. — Close-up of the bronze spiral form and its two central openings.

1969 Sacramento 8mm close-up of the bronze spiral fountain, emphasizing the center openings and shiny weathered metal. — The camera moves closer across the reflective bronze spiral surface.

1969 Sacramento 8mm frame with a tight handheld view of the bronze spiral fountain and its overlapping center openings. — A tighter handheld view isolates the holes and curved bronze surface.

End frame from the 1969 8mm clip showing a mostly blank beige area with a dark film edge and no identifiable fountain detail. — The final frame drops to a mostly blank, leader-like view with a dark edge.

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