Nevada USA-1959: VW Bus at Desert Inn Motel on Nevada Road

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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VW Bus at Desert Inn Motel on Nevada Road — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage footage captures a sun-drenched street scene in Nevada. A classic red and blue Volkswagen Type 2 bus drives past the iconic entrance to the Desert Inn, with its distinctive wooden archway and signage. Mid-century American cars line the parking lot and pass by on the road under a clear blue sky. The camera pans smoothly, capturing the lively atmosphere of a 1950s roadside stop, with a tall communications tower visible in the distance. The film exhibits natural grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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: 123621522

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Nevada, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports archival requests for late-1950s Nevada roadside travel, mid-century automobile traffic, and editorials needing a brief exterior landmark or street-scene insert.
Period detail: Visible era clues include rounded 1950s automobiles, a Volkswagen Type 2 bus, motel-style roadside architecture, large entrance signage, and color 8mm home-movie rendering consistent with the supplied 1959 date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the Desert Inn entrance from across a roadway with a visitor-shot, passing-traffic perspective rather than a staged promotional setup.
What appears in frame: The frames show the Desert Inn entrance arch, roadside lanes, moving mid-century cars, a red and blue VW bus, parked vehicles, palm or desert landscaping, utility lines, and a tall tower in the distance.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, saturated daylight color, mild softness, gate edges, and slight handheld panning that preserve the character of an original home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, roadside cutaway, or memory beat for a 1950s Nevada or Las Vegas-area sequence.
Historical context: The scene presents automobile-centered leisure travel and roadside resort visibility in Nevada through a brief exterior view of traffic passing a prominent Desert Inn entrance.
Research note: Visible Desert Inn signage, the Volkswagen vehicle identity, and other recognizable automotive or business marks may require review for trademark, copyright, or property-context concerns separate from any likeness issues.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Nevada 8mm roadside footage, Desert Inn entrance home movie, 1950s VW bus street scene, mid-century cars outside motel, and vintage Las Vegas-area traffic cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Nevada or Desert Inn footage from 1959, and then with broader 1950s roadside travel, motel, and automobile scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A red and blue Volkswagen Type 2 bus moves along the roadway in front of the Desert Inn entrance in Nevada, with mid-century cars and a tower visible beyond. — VW bus passing the Desert Inn entrance.

The Desert Inn entrance arch and signage stand across a sunlit Nevada roadway as 1950s cars pass and others sit in the parking area. — Traffic near the Desert Inn arch.

A white mid-century car passes the Desert Inn entrance in Nevada, with the arch, parking lot, building, and roadside landscaping visible behind it. — White car outside the Desert Inn entrance.

A red and white mid-century car crosses the foreground in motion blur while the Desert Inn entrance, roadside lanes, parked cars, and tower remain visible behind it. — Motion-blurred car passing the Desert Inn.

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