Las Vegas Nevada-1957: A Sign For The Hotel Showboat Casino Appears Through A

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Nevada

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A Sign For The Hotel Showboat Casino Appears Through A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a view through a window of the iconic Hotel Showboat Casino sign in Las Vegas. The circular marquee advertises performances by Antone & Curtiss and the Al Day Trio, with showtimes listed. The footage, slightly blurred and grainy, reflects the era's film quality, showing the sign against a backdrop of early Las Vegas streetscape with cars and utility poles. The scene evokes mid-century Americana and the golden age of casino entertainment.

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: 123476571

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: Yes
Minors 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 1569 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: memorial day,rita's film
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: las vegas
Date: 1957 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: Las Vegas, Nevada, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Las Vegas home-movie footage for productions needing a brief casino frontage or roadside entertainment insert.
Period detail: The circular Hotel Showboat Casino marquee, parked cars, utility poles, and street signage point to mid-century Las Vegas streetscape detail.
Home-movie behavior: The view appears filmed from inside or behind a window, giving the clip a visitor-shot glimpse rather than a staged promotional view.
What appears in frame: Visible details include the Showboat Casino sign, marquee lettering, window mullions, street poles, cars, a sidewalk edge, and soft reflections.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, gate edges, and slight handheld instability consistent with amateur home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a sequence about Las Vegas gambling and entertainment culture.
Historical context: The signage and roadside setting show how casino, hotel, bar, restaurant, and live entertainment advertising shared one compact street-facing display.
Research note: The Showboat name and marquee text are visible brands, and any likeness or trademark concerns should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s Las Vegas casino sign, Hotel Showboat marquee, 8mm Nevada gambling footage, and vintage roadside casino exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then 1957 Las Vegas material, then broader casino signage or mid-century travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Las Vegas view through glass of the Hotel Showboat Casino sign advertising live acts, with street poles and cars in the background. — Hotel Showboat Casino marquee appears beyond a window frame.

1957 Las Vegas Hotel Showboat Casino marquee viewed through a window, with blurred show listings and roadside structures behind it. — The Showboat Casino sign is centered between window mullions.

A low, soft 8mm view through glass in Las Vegas shows a vehicle side, street surface, reflections, and faint background structures. — The camera drifts downward to the street and reflections below the sign.

The final frame holds on a soft lower street view through glass, with vehicle bodywork, reflections, and window framing from the 1957 Las Vegas scene. — Reflections and street details fill the lower portion of the window view.

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