Scottsdale Arizona-1968: Guests Relaxing Poolside Under Umbrellas at Motel

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationScottsdale, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Scottsdale Arizona

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Guests Relaxing Poolside Under Umbrellas at Motel — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched poolside scene in Scottsdale, Arizona. Viewed from a balcony, the footage shows mid-century modern motel units surrounded by palm trees and lush greenery. Guests in 1960s swimwear relax on yellow lounge chairs under striped umbrellas, enjoying a leisurely day by the pool. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic, retro atmosphere, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century American leisure and resort life.

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: 125293902

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1040 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: scottsdale
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: scottsdale arizona
Date: 1968 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: Scottsdale, Arizona, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Scottsdale resort and poolside leisure footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing authentic home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The striped umbrellas, low motel-style units, yellow lounge chairs, balcony railing, and palm landscaping support a late-1960s resort setting.
Home-movie behavior: The balcony viewpoint feels visitor-shot, observing guests relaxing poolside rather than staging a formal travel or resort scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimming pool edge, striped shade umbrellas, yellow lounge chairs, palm trunks, balcony railings, landscaped walkways, motel units, and small seated figures.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and mild fading that preserve the tactile texture of a 1968 home movie scan.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition into themes of mid-century leisure, Arizona tourism, or motel life.
Historical context: The scene documents casual resort recreation with landscaped outdoor space, lounge furniture, and motel architecture associated with American leisure travel.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1968 Scottsdale poolside home movie, 8mm Arizona resort footage, 1960s motel pool, or mid-century leisure travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 Scottsdale or Arizona travel footage, then broader 1960s resort and poolside leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Scottsdale balcony view over a motel pool area with striped umbrellas, yellow lounge chairs, palms, and guests in the distance. — A balcony overlooks the poolside courtyard, umbrellas, lounge chairs, and palm-shaded motel rooms.

Balcony-framed 1968 Scottsdale poolside scene with palm trunks, white railing, striped umbrellas, motel units, and distant guests. — Palm trunks and a balcony railing frame the motel courtyard and poolside seating area.

1968 Scottsdale resort courtyard viewed from above, showing a railing, palms, umbrellas, lounge furniture, greenery, and distant pool guests. — The elevated view shows poolside furniture and greenery across the motel courtyard.

Final 1968 Scottsdale poolside view from a balcony, with white railings, palm trunks, striped umbrellas, lounge chairs, and motel units. — White balcony railings cross the foreground as the camera looks toward the poolside courtyard.

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