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Utah USA-1952: Desert Yellow Sign With Green Spiky Foliage Growing Close By

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationUtah, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1952 Utah
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Desert Yellow Sign With Green Spiky Foliage Growing Close By — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a sun-baked desert landscape in Utah. The camera pans slowly across arid terrain, highlighting spiky green yucca plants in the foreground and distant mountains under a pale sky. A yellow 'Welcome to New Mexico' sign appears in the final frame, marking a roadside stop on a classic American road trip. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color fading typical of mid-century home movies, evoking a sense of nostalgia and mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123337235

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • 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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1952 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
Utah, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • dry arid hot
  • yellow sign
  • desert
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  • sign
  • green
  • spiky
  • foliage
  • growing
  • close
  • animals
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  • new orleans to pacific trip
  • 1952
  • 1952 road trip footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Utah desert landscape
  • New Mexico welcome sign
  • mid-century Americana
  • classic home movie
  • retro travel footage
  • arid desert scenery
  • yucca plants
  • 1950s travel
  • old film footage
  • archival 8mm
  • vintage road trip
  • American Southwest
  • nostalgic travel
  • historical home movie
  • 1950s film
  • desert foliage
  • roadside sign
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Suits 1950s American road-trip documentaries, Southwest travel sequences, and mid-century Americana montages needing an authentic period state-line roadside stop with indigenous desert vegetation.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two spiky yucca plants in Southwestern desert scrub with low mountains on the horizon; likely filmed in the Southwest US, circa 1952, on 8mm.
Yucca plants in Southwestern desert scrub, circa 1952.

Visually Similar Clips

← Previous in archiveUtah USA-1952: Camera Pans Across Desert To Show Scenery On A Sunny DayNext in archive →Utah USA-1952: Two Signboards In The Desert Welcoming Travelers On The Highway
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