California USA-1963: Space Needle Tower Against Dusky Sky

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Space Needle Tower Against Dusky Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, against a dusky purple sky. The camera tilts upward, revealing the tower's distinctive mid-century modern architecture and its observation deck. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and film scratches, evoking a strong sense of retro nostalgia and mid-century Americana. This archival clip offers authentic, unpolished footage of a historic landmark during the 1960s.

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: 124934880

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Useful for 1960s landmark or travel sequences needing brief home-movie footage of the Space Needle against an evening sky.
Period detail: The tower's mid-century observation deck and the 8mm color stock may show early-1960s tourist filming, though the supplied location metadata conflicts.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, with the camera tilting up the landmark rather than presenting a staged architectural view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Space Needle shaft, saucer observation deck, purple dusky sky, dark frame edges, and film splice or exposure banding.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, magenta-purple color shift, soft focus, handheld framing, and visible film wear as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a landmark insert, travel transition, establishing cutaway, or short memory beat in a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually places a modernist observation tower within the era of postwar leisure travel and home-movie landmark recording.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are visible or flagged, but users should still review copyright status and any landmark or property considerations.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960s 8mm Space Needle footage, vintage home movie landmark, Seattle tower dusk, and mid-century travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with confirmed same-location or same-year material, then with 1960s landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm frame of the Space Needle upper structure rising into a purple dusky sky. — The tower shaft and upper structure fill the frame against a purple sky.

The Space Needle appears partly cropped as the camera continues upward against a dusky purple sky. — A cropped upward view emphasizes the tower's upper supports.

Low-angle 8mm view of the Space Needle observation deck and central shaft beneath a purple sky. — The circular observation deck is visible around the central tower shaft.

The Space Needle's saucer-like deck is centered in a soft, purple-tinted 8mm frame. — The observation deck sits centered as the upward tilt reaches the landmark's top.

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