Nevada USA-1961: The Sign For Zabriskie Point In Death Valley National Park

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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The Sign For Zabriskie Point In Death Valley National Park — Clip Details

NEVADA USA-1961: A vintage 8mm home movie clip captures the Zabriskie Point informational sign in Death Valley National Park. The black sign with white text stands against a backdrop of rugged, sun-baked badlands under a clear blue sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural film grain and slight camera shake, conveying a nostalgic, authentic travelogue feel from the early 1960s. The arid desert landscape and the sign's geological description evoke a sense of exploration and discovery in the American West.

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: 123733399

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1961 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: 1960s visitor-shot Death Valley material for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a brief Zabriskie Point establishing insert.
Period detail: The black roadside interpretive sign, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1961 date place the view in an early-1960s American national park travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the direct, practical gaze of a traveler pausing to film the landmark sign rather than staging a scenic panorama.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Zabriskie Point sign, white lettering, desert badlands, pale gravel foreground, blue sky, distant ridges, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, blue-purple color shift, uneven exposure, and slight handheld steadiness typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, location identifier, travelogue insert, or memory beat before broader Death Valley landscape footage.
Historical context: The sign presents Zabriskie Point as a visitor destination and frames the badlands through mid-century national park roadside interpretation.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or park-use requirements.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1961 Death Valley home movie, 8mm Zabriskie Point sign, vintage national park travel footage, and desert roadside sign cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then Death Valley or Nevada 1961 material, then broader 1960s American West travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm view of the Zabriskie Point interpretive sign at Death Valley with badlands behind it. — Zabriskie Point sign filmed from a visitor viewpoint with desert formations in the background.

The Zabriskie Point sign remains centered in a soft 8mm frame with Death Valley badlands behind it. — Centered view of the Zabriskie Point marker with arid terrain beyond.

A handheld 1961 8mm frame shows the Zabriskie Point sign with sunlit desert formations beyond. — Handheld travelogue view of the Zabriskie Point sign and surrounding badlands.

Final 1961 8mm frame holds on the Zabriskie Point sign with visible color shift and badlands in the background. — Final frame holds on the Zabriskie Point interpretive sign in Death Valley.

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