Germany-1961: Women at Shell Gas Station

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationGermany
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Germany

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Women at Shell Gas Station — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a Shell gas station in Germany. A classic dark blue and white American-style sedan is parked in the lot as two women in 1960s dresses stand nearby, engaged in conversation. Men in suits and hats are visible near the station's wooden-paneled building, with a Shell-branded service booth and vintage gas pumps in the background. The footage shows natural movement and authentic film grain, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American car culture and everyday life.

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: 125291733

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Germany 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: Useful for 1960s documentary or education edits needing everyday West German roadside life with cars, adults, and branded fuel-station setting.
Period detail: The dresses, suits, hats, station booth, Shell sign, and mid-century sedans support a 1961 roadside-service context in Germany.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged conversation and casual standing around cars, seen from a visitor's handheld home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women by parked sedans, men in suits and hats, a Shell-branded booth, gas-pump area, wooden station building, and bright daylight.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft color, visible grain, slight exposure washout, and handheld framing that add physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for mid-century travel, motoring, service-station, or everyday-life sequences.
Historical context: The scene places adult social interaction beside private cars and a branded fuel station, suggesting routine roadside activity rather than a staged event.
Research note: People and a Shell logo are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-use review may be needed separate from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Germany 8mm Shell station, 1960s car lot home movie, women talking near vintage cars, and roadside service footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel or car-lot shots, then Germany 1961 roadside material, then broader 1960s fuel-station or motoring scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Germany home-movie frame showing adults near parked mid-century cars outside a Shell-branded station booth. — Adults gather beside dark and light sedans near a Shell service booth.

1961 Germany frame with a dark mid-century sedan in front of adults talking near a light car at a Shell station. — A dark sedan passes across the frame while adults remain near the station area.

1961 Germany home-movie frame showing adults beside sedans outside a wooden-paneled roadside station building. — Two women and men converse near parked cars outside the station building.

1961 Germany frame showing a dark sedan in the foreground with adults gathered near another car at the station. — The dark sedan anchors the foreground as adults stand near the light car.

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