California USA-1970: Lunar Rock Sample From The Sea Of Tranquility Is Glass

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Lunar Rock Sample From The Sea Of Tranquility Is Glass — Clip Details

CALIFORNIA USA-1970: A vintage 8mm home movie clip shows a lunar rock sample from the Sea of Tranquility on display. The footage features a close-up of a label detailing the rock's weight and mineral composition, followed by shots of the specimen held in a glass case. The grainy, blue-tinted 8mm film captures the historic artifact under museum lighting, evoking a sense of scientific wonder and 1970s nostalgia. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, educational content, or retro-themed projects about the Apollo missions.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123050351

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 1479 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: death valley,april
Reel-level year note: 1970
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1970 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm footage for documentary or education edits needing a visitor-shot view of an Apollo-era lunar rock sample display in California.
Period detail: The blue museum lighting, printed mineral label, glass case and handheld 8mm texture support a circa-1970 public science exhibit setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on the label and then searches for the specimen through glass, preserving a visitor's attempt to document a rare object on display.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lunar rock label, mineral composition text, glass display case, dark specimen, support pins, reflections and soft blue museum light.
Film character: The clip has coarse 8mm grain, soft focus, blue color cast, uneven exposure and handheld framing that read as original home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, science-museum cutaway, Apollo reference beat or transition into narration about moon material and public display.
Historical context: The frames show a lunar sample presented as a museum object, reflecting public-facing science display culture around space exploration without proving the venue.
Research note: No people, logos or brands are visible, but the exhibit text and object presentation may require copyright, museum policy and artifact-display review.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s 8mm lunar rock sample display, Sea of Tranquility moon rock in glass case, Apollo museum exhibit home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel museum or space-exhibit shots, then California 1970 material, then broader Apollo, lunar science and public museum display footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

California 1970 8mm frame showing a museum label for a lunar rock sample, with mineral percentages partly readable in blue light. — Museum label describing a lunar rock sample from the Sea of Tranquility.

California 1970 8mm frame showing a lunar rock specimen behind glass, softly focused under blue museum lighting. — Lunar rock specimen seen through the glass display case.

California 1970 8mm frame with a blurred museum-case view of the lunar sample area, including glare, support pins and blue light. — Handheld view catches glare and soft focus around the lunar sample case.

California 1970 8mm frame showing the lunar rock sample behind glass, with support pins, reflections and a blue cast from exhibit lighting. — Close handheld view of the lunar rock specimen inside its display case.

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