United States-1961: Stonyaker Motel Roadside Sign

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Stonyaker Motel Roadside Sign — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a large brick sign for the Stonyaker Motel, set against a backdrop of lush green trees and a clear sky. The sign prominently displays 'AIR CONDITIONED TV' and a 'VACANCY' indicator, evoking classic American roadside travel culture. The footage shows a steady, slightly shaky handheld view of the sign, with natural film grain and color fading typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. The scene suggests a quiet, rural roadside stop, with no people visible, emphasizing the nostalgic charm of mid-century motels.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125292274

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: United States 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: 1961 8mm home-movie footage suited to requests for mid-century roadside motel signage, travel cutaways, or brief documentary inserts about lodging and car-era tourism.
Period detail: The brick motel sign advertising air conditioning, television, and vacancy may show mid-century roadside lodging priorities, while the film stock and color palette support an early 1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, moving from people near a garden to a roadside motel sign as if documenting a stop during personal travel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a garden gathering, a brick Stonyaker Motel sign, air conditioned and TV lettering, a vacancy marker, roadside greenery, flowers, a curving road, and wooded hills.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel insert, roadside establishing cutaway, motel transition, or memory beat within a sequence about mid-century lodging.
Historical context: The sign's emphasis on air conditioning and television gives visual context for motel amenities promoted to travelers, without confirming the business location or operating history.
Research note: Human review should consider visible faces in the opening frame and the motel name on the sign; copyright, trademark, likeness, and property concerns are separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 8mm motel sign, vintage roadside motel vacancy sign, air conditioned TV lodging sign, and home movie travel stop footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1961 Germany-labeled travel footage, then with roadside motel, lodging, sign, and car-travel themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 home-movie frame showing adults in a garden beside a building, with foliage, flowers, windows, and a shaded walkway. — Adults gather briefly near a garden and building before the motel sign views.

1961 home-movie frame of a brick Stonyaker Motel sign marked air conditioned, TV, and vacancy, with trees, road, and hillside behind it. — The camera frames the Stonyaker Motel sign beside a green roadside setting.

1961 home-movie frame showing a closer view of the Stonyaker Motel sign, with air conditioned and TV lettering above a landscaped roadside edge. — A closer handheld view emphasizes the motel name and advertised amenities.

1961 home-movie frame of the Stonyaker Motel roadside sign with vacancy marker, flowers, shrubs, trees, and a pale sky beyond. — The final frame holds on the motel sign and surrounding landscaping.

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