Las Vegas Nevada-1957: It Is The Highest Lighthouse Of The Country

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

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It Is The Highest Lighthouse Of The Country — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a tall cylindrical tower and a domed building with a sign reading 'Jack Berry' in Las Vegas, Nevada. The footage, framed by film borders, shows a low-angle view of the structures under an overcast sky, with palm trees and greenery in the foreground. The image quality is grainy with natural film artifacts, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static, offering a quiet, observational glimpse of a unique local landmark.

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: 123476683

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 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 documentary edits needing visitor-shot exterior footage of a roadside tower or novelty landmark from original 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The 1957 metadata, soft color stock, palm landscaping, and visible roadside signage may show mid-century Las Vegas tourist architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor pausing briefly on an unusual landmark, with static framing and no staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall cylindrical tower, a domed sign structure, palm trees, low greenery, an overcast sky, film borders, and soft 8mm grain.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture through soft focus, muted color, gate edges, exposure variation, dust specks, and slight frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief Las Vegas insert, location cutaway, transition beat, or memory detail within a mid-century travel sequence.
Historical context: The frames visually place a tourist-facing Las Vegas exterior within a landscaped roadside setting, without confirming the landmark identity beyond the provided metadata.
Research note: Visible signage or branding should be reviewed for trademark and location identification, while copyright, likeness, and property questions require separate assessment.
Research search match: Searches such as 1957 Las Vegas 8mm home movie, vintage Nevada tower landmark, mid-century roadside attraction, or Las Vegas tourist footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Las Vegas exteriors, then broader mid-century American roadside landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Las Vegas home-movie frame showing a tall cylindrical tower, a domed roadside sign structure, palms, lawn, and visible 8mm frame edges. — A visitor-shot view frames the tower and domed sign structure with palm trees and low landscaping.

1957 Las Vegas 8mm frame with a tall tower, domed sign structure, palm trees, and dark film-frame borders interrupting the view. — The tower and sign remain visible as the frame edge cuts through the landmark view.

Low-angle 1957 Las Vegas home-movie view of the cylindrical tower, with soft focus, pale sky, and visible lettering on the structure. — The camera isolates the tall tower, emphasizing its height against the washed sky.

1957 Las Vegas 8mm frame showing the tall cylindrical tower with faint signage, pale overcast sky, film marks, and a palm near the lower edge. — A final soft frame holds on the tower and faint signage with light film wear visible.

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