Las Vegas USA-1958: Viewpoints Of The Entrance Of The Painted Desert And A Sign

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Las Vegas

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Viewpoints Of The Entrance Of The Painted Desert And A Sign — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched desert landscape viewed from a moving vehicle. The sequence begins with sweeping vistas of arid plains, scattered shrubs, and distant mountains under a clear blue sky. The footage then focuses on a prominent white sign marking the entrance to the Painted Desert, with text indicating view points, Ranger Station 3, and the Painted Desert Inn. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of a mid-century American road trip.

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: 123609110

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 1831 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: las vegas,flagstaff
Date: 1958 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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm road-trip footage suited for documentary or educational sequences needing a visitor view of desert travel and a Painted Desert entrance sign.
Period detail: The roadside sign, open desert highway view, and saturated small-gauge color may show mid-century U.S. park tourism and automobile travel culture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective from a moving vehicle, shifting from broad desert scenery to a quick record of the entrance sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include arid plains, low shrubs, distant hills, blue sky, a roadside entrance sign, wooden posts, and dark film-edge framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight gate weave, high daylight exposure, and saturated blue-green color typical of home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, road-trip transition, location cutaway, or memory beat for a Southwestern travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a tourist approach to the Painted Desert area, emphasizing landscape, signage, and the roadside viewpoint experience.
Research note: No people are visible, but the National Park Service shield and named site signage should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and location-use context.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm Painted Desert entrance sign, vintage home movie desert road trip, and mid-century Southwest park tourism footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel road-trip shots, then other 1958 Painted Desert or Southwest travel footage, then broader vintage desert tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950s 8mm view of an arid desert plain with scattered shrubs, low hills, blue sky, and visible film-frame edges. — A moving-vehicle view looks across open desert scrub toward distant hills.

Archival 8mm frame showing a desert vista with scrub vegetation, low hills, pale blue sky, and dark gate edges. — The camera continues across a dry desert landscape with hills on the horizon.

1950s 8mm frame of a Painted Desert entrance sign listing viewpoints, Ranger Station 3, and Painted Desert Inn. — A roadside sign marks the entrance to the Painted Desert with visitor destinations listed below.

Archival 8mm view of the Painted Desert entrance sign standing on wooden posts amid dry scrubland. — The entrance sign remains centered as the vehicle passes the Painted Desert roadside marker.

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