Nevada USA-1959: Panning Street Scene of VW Bus at Desert Inn Motel

Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Panning Street Scene of VW Bus at Desert Inn Motel — 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 Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123621522

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Nevada, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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.

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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