Palm Desert California-1953: A Coloured Video Of A Palm Tree Located Near A Road

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationPalm Desert, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Coloured Video Of A Palm Tree Located Near A Road — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched palm tree grove in Palm Desert, California. The camera moves slowly through a dense stand of tall date palms, their fronds swaying gently against a bright blue sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color saturation with warm tones and natural film grain, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Southern California landscapes. The perspective shifts slightly, revealing a paved road and white fence in the final frame, suggesting a roadside park or residential area. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, retro-themed projects, or historical content about 1950s American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123349344

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 1398 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1953 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: Palm Desert, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Palm Desert home-movie footage for productions needing a brief Southern California roadside palm grove cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show tall date palms, bright color film, a paved road, and a low white roadside fence that may reflect mid-century desert landscaping.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view feels like a traveler or resident briefly filming a palm grove from a nearby road rather than a staged scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dense palm fronds, tall trunks, strong sun, blue sky, road edge, low white fence, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm color image has visible grain, soft focus, handheld drift, uneven exposure, and saturated sunlit greens and browns.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick establishing insert, travel transition, landscape cutaway, or memory beat for 1950s desert California.
Historical context: The clip documents a roadside view of cultivated palms in Palm Desert without showing identifiable people, signage, or specific landmarks.
Research note: No people, brands, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1953 8mm Palm Desert palms, California date palm grove, desert roadside home movie, and 1950s Southern California landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1953 Palm Desert footage, then broader 1950s California desert and palm-tree roadside scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Palm Desert home-movie frame showing a blurred row of tall palms against bright sky and dark film borders. — A soft, moving view passes a dense stand of palms in strong sunlight.

1953 Palm Desert frame with a tall date palm centered in a dense grove under a bright blue sky. — A tall palm fills the center of the frame within the roadside grove.

1953 Palm Desert frame showing rows of palm trunks, heavy fronds, and sunlit ground in a cultivated grove. — Rows of palm trunks and thick fronds fill the frame in bright desert light.

1953 Palm Desert frame showing palm trunks behind a paved roadside and low white fence, with dark foreground foliage. — The view opens to a road and low white fence in front of the palm grove.

Visually Similar Clips