California USA-1971: Bird Statue Zooming Out Next To The Potlatch Customs

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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Bird Statue Zooming Out Next To The Potlatch Customs — Clip Details

A close-up of a carved black bird statue, likely a raven or eagle, with intricate Northwest Coast Indigenous art style, set against a textured orange fabric background. The camera slowly zooms out, revealing white text that reads 'THE POTLATCH CUSTOMS' on the right. Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie clip captures a moment of cultural presentation with warm, slightly grainy film quality and soft lighting, evoking a sense of historical documentation and nostalgia.

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: 123055047

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: Yes
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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: 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: 1971 8mm footage for productions needing a concise museum-display or cultural-exhibit cutaway with Northwest Coast-style carved bird imagery and Potlatch Customs text.
Period detail: The warm 8mm color, simple white display lettering, and textured fabric backdrop may show an early 1970s educational or exhibit presentation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The slow zoom-out gives a visitor-shot perspective, recording a static display as found rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black carved bird figure, orange woven fabric, white Potlatch Customs lettering, heavy shadows, reel borders, and 8mm frame grain.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, warm exposure, visible grain, slight gate edges, and a gentle zoom that preserve the scanned 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, exhibit cutaway, or reflective memory beat in a sequence about cultural displays, museum visits, or archival education.
Historical context: The frames show a display referencing potlatch customs with a carved bird figure, but the specific institution, maker, and cultural affiliation are not identified visually.
Research note: No people are visible, but the text and culturally specific artwork should be reviewed for copyright, cultural sensitivity, and display-context identification.
Research search match: Search matches include 1971 8mm California exhibit footage, Potlatch Customs display, Northwest Coast-style bird carving, and vintage museum cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 California display footage, then broader clips of Indigenous art exhibits or educational signage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 8mm frame showing a close view of a black carved bird figure, likely part of a cultural display, against orange woven fabric. — Close-up of the carved bird figure before the display text is revealed.

1971 8mm frame with the black carved bird figure at left and partial white Potlatch Customs display text entering at right. — The zoom begins to reveal white lettering beside the carved bird figure.

1971 8mm frame showing a wider view of the carved bird figure with cropped white text reading parts of The Potlatch Customs. — A wider frame shows more of the display title beside the figure.

1971 8mm frame in California showing the carved bird figure beside clear white display text reading The Potlatch Customs. — The zoom-out settles on the carved figure and the full display title.

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