Moscow Russia-1971: View Of Towering Oil Derrick Near Water On A Clear Day

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMoscow, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 in Russia

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View Of Towering Oil Derrick Near Water On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a view of a towering oil derrick rising from a body of water under a clear blue sky with scattered white clouds. A small boat floats nearby, and the scene is framed by a dark border, characteristic of Super 8 footage. The image exhibits the warm color palette and slight grain of 1970s home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse of industrial activity in Moscow, Russia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124885573

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: 1971 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: Moscow, Russia 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: 1970s color 8mm footage suited to editorial requests for Soviet-era industrial waterfront views, oil infrastructure, or establishing cutaways near Moscow.
Period detail: The frame may show a 1971 industrial waterside scene, with a lattice oil derrick, small boat, and simple shoreline structures visible in color home-movie footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot, observational viewpoint, holding on the derrick and boat from across the water without staged action or visible participants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall oil derrick, calm water, small boat, low shoreline structures, sparse trees, blue sky, white clouds, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, blue-cast color, mild grain, handheld framing, and contact-sheet edge shadows that retain the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an industrial insert, waterfront transition, or quiet memory beat within a sequence about energy, travel, or Soviet-era urban surroundings.
Historical context: The view places industrial equipment beside open water, offering visual context for everyday infrastructure seen through a private home-movie camera.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright and any location or property permissions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1971 Moscow 8mm oil derrick, Soviet industrial waterfront footage, vintage home movie water tower rig, and clear day industrial cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1971 Moscow material, then with other industrial waterfront, boat, or energy-infrastructure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Moscow home-movie frame showing an oil derrick on a shoreline, calm water in front, and a small boat nearby. — Oil derrick and small boat seen across the water under scattered clouds.

Color 8mm frame from Moscow in 1971 showing a tall derrick, shoreline equipment, water, and a small boat at the right edge. — Waterside derrick with a small boat moored or passing nearby.

1971 8mm frame showing a Moscow waterfront derrick, rippled water, low industrial structures, and a small boat under a bright sky. — Industrial shoreline with derrick, boat, and rippled water in the foreground.

Moscow 1971 home-movie frame with the derrick partly left of center, a boat to the right, and open water filling the foreground. — Derrick, boat, and shoreline structures viewed from across open water.

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