California USA-1971: Mid-Century Modern House With Muscle Car And Desert Landscaping

$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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Mid-Century Modern House With Muscle Car And Desert... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a mid-century modern house in California under a bright, cloudy sky. The low-angle view highlights the home's flat roof, long horizontal windows, and desert landscaping with tall saguaro cacti and shrubs. A classic American muscle car, likely a Chevrolet or Ford from the early 1970s, is parked in the driveway. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and the authentic imperfections of a home movie, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and Americana from the era.

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: 125225369

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 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing an exterior suburban house, desert landscaping, and driveway car detail for documentary or educational context.
Period detail: The flat-roof house, long horizontal windows, desert planting, and parked American car may show early-1970s residential style in California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a brief visitor or family-camera view from across the street, recording the house and driveway without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low modern house, flat roofline, long windows, desert shrubs, tall cacti, driveway pavement, cloudy sky, and a parked car.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fade, dust marks, and slight handheld framing that retain the texture of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an exterior establishing insert, memory beat, suburban transition, or visual cutaway for 1970s California domestic life.
Historical context: The view suggests a residential streetscape shaped by car access, modernist architecture, and arid landscaping, without identifying the property or occupants.
Research note: Review for likeness and property considerations because people are flagged in the clip metadata and a recognizable residence and vehicle appear, separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 8mm California home movie, mid-century modern house exterior, desert landscaping, suburban driveway, and vintage American car footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1971 California exteriors, then broader 1970s suburban architecture or car-and-driveway home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 California 8mm frame showing a low modern house, flat roof, front desert planting, tall cacti, and cloudy sky. — Low modern house with desert landscaping and tall cacti seen from across the street.

1971 California home-movie frame of a flat-roof house with desert planting, driveway, and partial vehicle at the right edge. — House frontage with tall cacti, low shrubs, driveway pavement, and a partial vehicle at frame edge.

1971 California 8mm frame showing a modern house facade, cacti, driveway, and a parked vintage car. — Modern house exterior with desert plants and a parked car visible near the driveway.

8mm film frame showing a dark blank section with a vertical red film mark and visible dust or processing artifacts. — Blank or transitional film section with a vertical red mark and visible film wear.

Visually Similar Clips