Switzerland-1961: Water Fountain Near Trees And Street With Cars And Highlights

Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSwitzerland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Switzerland

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Water Fountain Near Trees And Street With Cars And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched scene in Switzerland featuring a large water fountain with vertical jets of water. In the foreground, a few people stand observing the fountain, while lush green trees and a classical-style building frame the background. The footage shows classic 1960s film grain, slight color fading, and natural light highlights, evoking a nostalgic, archival atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse of public life and urban design from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125292793

Rights & Clearance

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Switzerland Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Swiss home-movie footage suited to requests for public fountain views, urban greenery, and brief European travel cutaways.
Period detail: The frames may show early-1960s street lamps, distant cars, formal landscaping, and a classical-style public building near a fountain.
Home-movie behavior: The clip offers a visitor-shot perspective, holding on a public fountain and nearby observers without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall fountain jets, a broad fountain basin, leafy trees, street lamps, distant cars, partial visitors, and a classical-style structure.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, light flare, and slight frame instability typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing cutaway, transition, or memory beat for Swiss travel, public space, or mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a landscaped public area where visitors, traffic, water features, and civic architecture share the same urban view.
Research note: People appear only partially, but likeness review may still be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Switzerland 8mm fountain, Swiss public garden home movie, vintage European fountain footage, and mid-century street with cars.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Switzerland scenes, then broader fountain, park, street, and European travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Switzerland home-movie frame showing trees, street lamps, distant cars, and a pale classical-style building near a fountain. — A tree-lined public area with lamps, distant cars, and a pale building beyond the fountain setting.

1961 Switzerland frame with trees, street lamps, distant cars, and a pale building seen through soft 8mm color fading. — Street lamps and cars appear below dense trees with a pale building set farther back.

1961 Switzerland home-movie frame showing a large public fountain with vertical jets and a partial classical-style building. — Tall fountain jets rise from a broad basin, with a building edge and visitors partly visible below.

1961 Switzerland frame centered on bright fountain jets, with trees and a partial classical-style structure at the edge. — Bright water jets dominate the frame, with trees and a partial building framing the fountain scene.

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