Las Vegas USA-1958: Desert Rose Motel and Vintage Cars

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

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Desert Rose Motel and Vintage Cars — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched roadside motel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The footage opens on a large sign for the 'Desert Rose Motel' with classic 1950s lettering, then pans across the low-slung, single-story buildings and parked vintage automobiles. Palm trees dot the arid landscape under a hazy sky, evoking mid-century Americana. The image is grainy and slightly faded, with visible film scratches and dust, characteristic of authentic Super 8 home movie footage. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1950s roadside travel and desert architecture.

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: 123609687

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: Supports 1950s Las Vegas roadside-travel requests needing brief exterior motel, sign, parked-car, and desert-street atmosphere for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The motel sign lettering, low single-story lodging, vintage automobiles, palms, and sparse roadside setting give visible mid-century desert travel cues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, panning casually across a roadside motel exterior without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Desert Rose Motel sign, low motel buildings, parked cars, palm trees, a roadside curb, pale sky, and dusty open ground.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, faded color, light grain, handheld framing, exposure wash, dust, and scratches that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, travel transition, Las Vegas memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century motel culture.
Historical context: The frames document an automobile-oriented motel exterior in Las Vegas, reflecting visible roadside lodging and desert landscaping from the period.
Research note: The visible motel name and signage should be reviewed for trademark or location identification concerns; copyright, property, and brand questions are separate from likeness issues.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Las Vegas 8mm motel exterior, Desert Rose Motel sign, 1950s roadside lodging, vintage cars, and desert travel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Las Vegas exteriors, then broader 1950s motel, road-trip, and desert Americana footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Las Vegas motel exterior with Desert Rose Motel sign, low buildings, curb, and a parked vintage car in faded 8mm color. — Desert Rose Motel sign and roadside lodging exterior.

Las Vegas motel exterior with single-story rooms, parked vintage car, open ground, and a small sign under a bright hazy sky. — Low motel buildings and parked car along the roadside.

1958 Las Vegas roadside motel view with vintage cars, low lodging buildings, sparse ground, and palm trees in soft 8mm focus. — Parked cars and low motel rooms with palm trees nearby.

Las Vegas motel grounds with palm trees, low roadside buildings, open foreground, and faded home-movie exposure from 1958. — Palm trees frame the low motel exterior in a sun-washed roadside view.

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