Nevada USA-1959: Empty Swimming Pool at Motel Complex

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Empty Swimming Pool at Motel Complex — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a retro motel or apartment complex in Nevada. The scene features a long, empty swimming pool surrounded by green lawns and a two-story building with balconies. A man in a light-colored shirt and dark pants walks along the poolside, while a white patio umbrella stands idle. The footage shows classic mid-century architecture, period-appropriate furniture on balconies, and the characteristic grain and color palette of 8mm home movies. This archival clip evokes a sense of quiet nostalgia and mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123621828

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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 (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

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 Nevada motel, apartment, or resort pool coverage for documentary cutaways, travel-history sequences, and mid-century leisure context.
Period detail: The two-story balcony building, patio furniture, poolside umbrella, and simple landscaped grounds may show late-1950s roadside lodging or apartment design.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, holding on a quiet pool courtyard as a man walks through the scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a long swimming pool, two-story balcony units, green lawn, patio umbrella, pool ladder, walkway, small garden light, and a walking man.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and muted color that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, quiet transition, or memory beat for mid-century Nevada lodging and poolside leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects a mid-century built environment centered on outdoor pool courtyards, without enough evidence to identify the property or city.
Research note: People and possible private property are visible, so likeness, property, and location review may be needed in addition to copyright checks.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1959 Nevada home movie motel pool, 8mm apartment courtyard, vintage hotel swimming pool, and mid-century resort exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Nevada 1959 exterior footage, then broader mid-century motel, pool, and roadside travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Nevada home-movie frame of a quiet pool courtyard with a two-story motel or apartment building, lawn, and patio umbrella. — Pool courtyard with balcony rooms, lawn, and a white umbrella.

A quiet Nevada poolside courtyard appears in 8mm footage, with balcony rooms, lawn, pool ladder, and outdoor fixtures. — Empty pool area framed by a two-story balcony building.

A man in a light shirt and dark pants walks along a Nevada poolside walkway in front of a two-story motel or apartment building. — Man crosses the poolside walkway in the courtyard.

In a 1959 Nevada home-movie frame, a man walks past the pool as balcony rooms, lawn, garden lights, and outdoor furniture remain in view. — Poolside walkway with a walking man and balcony rooms behind.

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