Las Vegas Nevada-1957: Thunderbird Hotel Sign Advertising the China Doll

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

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Thunderbird Hotel Sign Advertising the China Doll — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures the Thunderbird Hotel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. The iconic neon sign features a large eagle sculpture and displays an advertisement for 'The China Doll' show. Classic mid-century cars are parked in front of the motel-style building, with the footage showing natural film grain, slight blurriness, and a nostalgic, sun-drenched atmosphere typical of 1950s Americana. The clip offers authentic archival footage of a famous Las Vegas landmark during the era of classic roadside attractions.

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: 123476981

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 resort, roadside neon, and home-movie establishing material in documentary or museum edits.
Period detail: The Thunderbird Hotel signage, China Doll billing, motel-style frontage, and mid-century cars place the view in a 1957 Las Vegas Strip context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from across or beside the street, briefly catching the hotel sign through soft handheld framing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Thunderbird sign, China Doll lettering, eagle-like sign sculpture, motel frontage, palm shapes, parked cars, and film gate edges.
Film character: Soft 8mm color, visible grain, vertical scratches, exposure wash, and contact-sheet framing give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief Las Vegas insert, roadside-sign cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into mid-century entertainment material.
Historical context: The footage visually situates Las Vegas as an automobile-oriented resort landscape with large theatrical signage and low roadside buildings.
Research note: Thunderbird Hotel and show signage are visible brands or identifiers, so trademark, copyright, and property-context review may be needed despite no visible people.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 Las Vegas 8mm home movie, Thunderbird Hotel sign, China Doll show sign, vintage Strip neon, and mid-century roadside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1957 Las Vegas material, then broader 1950s motel, neon sign, and Americana travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Las Vegas home-movie view of the Thunderbird Hotel sign, with China Doll lettering softened by exposure and film wear. — Thunderbird Hotel sign with China Doll advertisement partially visible through soft 8mm exposure.

1957 Las Vegas frame showing the Thunderbird Hotel sign and eagle-like top sculpture, partly obscured by a dark film strip edge. — Thunderbird signage and raised bird sculpture, partially blocked by the film frame edge.

Soft 1957 Las Vegas roadside view with Thunderbird signage above a low building and parked mid-century cars below. — Parked cars and low roadside buildings beneath blurred Thunderbird signage.

1957 Las Vegas home-movie frame of the Thunderbird Hotel sign, motel-style frontage, and parked cars along the road. — Thunderbird Hotel sign over low frontage with several mid-century cars parked nearby.

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