Las Vegas Nevada-1957: Paddlewheel Riverboat and Swimming Pool Scene

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

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Paddlewheel Riverboat and Swimming Pool Scene — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a cross-fade sequence in Las Vegas, Nevada. The footage begins with a view of a classic paddlewheel riverboat, its ornate structure and smokestacks visible through a reflective surface. The scene transitions to a sunlit outdoor swimming pool area, where people relax on lounge chairs and swim under a clear sky. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic double-exposure effect of Super 8, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American leisure moment.

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: 123476593

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.

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

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Las Vegas leisure edits needing a brief home-movie transition between themed resort architecture and poolside recreation.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century resort styling, a riverboat-like facade, lounge chairs, and outdoor pool activity consistent with the supplied 1957 Las Vegas metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in a visitor-shot view of resort spaces, with casual swimmers and guests recorded from an unstaged vacation perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a riverboat-like building facade, exterior stairway, pool deck, lounge chairs, swimmers, sunlit patio, trees, and soft cross-fade overlays.
Film character: The clip has 8mm grain, faded color, soft focus, gate edges, and layered exposure from the in-camera or edit cross-fade.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short transition, resort-life cutaway, or memory beat linking themed architecture with mid-century poolside leisure.
Historical context: The footage visually places leisure travel in a resort setting where themed architecture and outdoor swimming appear together in a brief home-movie fragment.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no clear logos are visible, and copyright, location, and property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 Las Vegas home movie, 1950s resort pool footage, 8mm vacation film, riverboat-themed facade, and mid-century leisure cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Las Vegas material, then broader 1950s resort, pool, and vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Las Vegas home-movie frame with a soft cross-fade over a riverboat-like resort facade, exterior stairs, and visible film gate edges. — Cross-faded view of a riverboat-like resort facade and exterior stairs.

Las Vegas 1957 frame showing a riverboat-like facade, exterior stairs, and poolside figures blended by the cross-fade. — The themed facade remains visible as poolside activity begins to appear.

1957 Las Vegas poolside home-movie frame with lounge chairs, people on the deck, and a fading overlay of resort architecture. — Pool deck and lounge seating emerge through the fading resort facade.

1957 Las Vegas resort pool scene with swimmers, lounge chairs, deck furniture, trees, and background structures on 8mm film. — A wider poolside view shows swimmers and guests around the outdoor deck.

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