California USA-1971: A Shot Of The Arizona Desert In The Evening

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

Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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A Shot Of The Arizona Desert In The Evening — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures the Arizona desert landscape with towering saguaro cacti and distant purple mountains under a cloudy sky. The footage, filmed from a moving vehicle, shows a dusty road winding through arid terrain with scattered green shrubs. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic 1970s Americana feel, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 125225270

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm desert landscape footage for documentary or editorial sequences needing a brief road-travel view of saguaro country and distant mountains.
Period detail: The faded color, 8mm frame texture, and moving-vehicle viewpoint support the supplied 1971 home-movie context without adding specific landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged traveler perspective, observing roadside desert vegetation and mountains from a moving vehicle rather than a composed scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include saguaro cacti, pale desert road edges, low green shrubs, dry trees, distant purple-gray mountains, cloudy sky, and film gate borders.
Film character: Soft focus, mild color fade, visible grain, dust specks, and slight exposure variation give the short scan a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief travel insert, landscape cutaway, road-trip transition, or memory beat between broader Southwest or desert scenes.
Historical context: The footage may show early-1970s leisure travel through arid Southwestern terrain, with attention on roadside desert plants and open mountain views.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and location identification for their project.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 8mm Arizona desert, vintage saguaro landscape, home movie desert road, and 1970s Southwest travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1971 desert or Southwest travel material, then with broader cactus, road-trip, and arid-landscape themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 8mm home-movie view of saguaro cacti, low desert brush, and distant mountains in the supplied Arizona desert setting. — Saguaro cacti stand in open desert with mountains on the horizon.

Moving 8mm view of a pale desert road edge, saguaro cacti, green shrubs, and purple-gray mountains in the distance. — A roadside desert view passes saguaro cacti and low brush.

Soft 8mm frame showing a tall saguaro near roadside vegetation, dry branches, and mountains beneath a clouded sky. — A tall saguaro appears beside desert brush and distant mountains.

1971 home-movie frame of a tall saguaro, bare desert tree, scrub vegetation, and distant mountains under pale clouds. — A saguaro and bare desert tree frame the mountain horizon.

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