Nevada USA-1959: Passing View Of Valley Motel Sign On A Clear Day

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Passing View Of Valley Motel Sign On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a passing view of the Valley Motel in Nevada. The footage shows a classic mid-century roadside motel with a prominent sign featuring a cowboy hat logo and a marquee advertising rates. A light green station wagon is parked in front, and the building features a low-slung design with a flat roof and brick facade. The scene unfolds on a clear day under a blue sky with scattered clouds, showcasing the nostalgic Americana of 1950s roadside travel. The camera moves smoothly, offering a dynamic perspective of the motel and its surroundings, including a sidewalk and utility poles. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading typical of Super 8 footage from the era, making it ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123621624

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: Yes
Minors 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: 1950s Nevada roadside motel footage for documentary inserts on car travel, lodging, and mid-century American commercial streetscapes.
Period detail: Visible era clues include low motel buildings, large roadside signs, parked period cars, open sidewalks, and marquee-style advertising that may show late-1950s travel culture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot passing perspective, recording motel signage and street frontage as part of ordinary travel rather than staged promotion.
What appears in frame: The frames show motel signs, low buildings, sidewalks, utility poles, parked cars, a street view, blue sky, and a few distant pedestrians.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, color shift, gate edges, and handheld travel movement consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, road-trip transition, motel establishing insert, or memory beat within a sequence about American travel.
Historical context: The footage documents roadside lodging as seen from a moving camera, with signage and automobile access central to the visual environment.
Research note: Review visible motel names, signage, vehicle plates, and distant pedestrians for trademark, likeness, and property considerations separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Nevada motel sign, 8mm roadside travel, vintage American motel exterior, and mid-century street view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Nevada or 1959 travel footage, then broader roadside motel and highway Americana material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Nevada roadside view of a Valley Motel sign beside a low motel building under a blue sky. — Passing view of the Valley Motel sign and motel frontage.

1959 Nevada motel frontage with a marquee advertising cooled rooms and a light green station wagon parked outside. — Motel frontage with room amenities sign and parked station wagon.

1959 Nevada street-side view of an Ambassador Motel sign with a parked car and low motel building. — Ambassador Motel sign advertises pool and heated rooms near the street.

1959 Nevada passing street view with roadside motel signs, moving cars, sidewalks, and small pedestrian figures. — Roadside motel strip seen from the street with cars and distant pedestrians.

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