Las Vegas USA-1958: Stardust Motel Sign and Parked Cars

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

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Stardust Motel Sign and Parked Cars — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Stardust Motel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The camera pans left across the building's distinctive mid-century sign, featuring bold white lettering and a central globe with a ring, set against a teal background with starbursts. Classic American automobiles from the late 1950s are parked in the lot, showcasing the era's rounded fenders and chrome details. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight color fading, offering authentic archival footage of a historic Las Vegas 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: 123609612

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

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 travel, roadside motel, casino-era architecture, or classic-car documentary sequences needing authentic visitor-shot 8mm footage.
Period detail: The rounded cars, chrome trim, teal starburst signage, and low motel frontage support a late-1950s Las Vegas setting consistent with the supplied 1958 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The slow pan reads as a visitor's quick record of a notable roadside sign and parking lot rather than a staged commercial view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Stardust sign, low motel building, parked and passing cars, asphalt lot, columns, windows, and pale desert sky.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm focus, visible grain, mild color fading, exposure bloom, and gate-edge contact-sheet artifacts that signal original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, Las Vegas transition, roadside architecture cutaway, or period memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows mid-century automobile travel culture around a Las Vegas motel frontage without proving ownership, guest activity, or any event beyond the visible exterior.
Research note: The Stardust name and sign are visible brands, so trademark, copyright, and location-identification review may be needed separate from footage licensing.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Las Vegas 8mm, Stardust Motel sign, vintage Nevada motel exterior, classic cars parking lot, and mid-century roadside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Las Vegas exteriors, then broader mid-century motel, sign, and classic-car travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Las Vegas 8mm frame showing part of the Stardust sign, motel windows, and classic cars in the foreground lot. — Partial Stardust sign over a motel parking lot with classic cars.

1958 Las Vegas view of the Stardust sign, globe motif, motel facade, and classic cars across the parking lot. — The Stardust sign fills the upper frame above rows of cars.

1958 Las Vegas 8mm frame centered on the Stardust sign and motel frontage, with rounded cars in the lot below. — A centered view of the Stardust sign and mid-century cars.

1958 Las Vegas frame from a left pan showing the Stardust sign edge, motel exterior, small palm, and parked classic cars. — The pan opens to more of the motel frontage beside the Stardust sign.

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