Arizona-1959: Man Woolgathering At Superstition Mountains With Power Towers

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Woolgathering At Superstition Mountains With Power... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage footage captures a rugged mountain landscape in Arizona, likely the Superstition Mountains. The sequence begins with a view of rocky hillsides from a moving vehicle, with power transmission towers visible in the distance. As the camera moves forward, a large concrete structure and a man in a light-colored shirt appear in the foreground, suggesting a visit to a major infrastructure site. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century industrial development in the American Southwest.

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: 125507346

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 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: Arizona, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Arizona home-movie footage for productions needing a brief industrial-infrastructure cutaway in a desert mountain setting.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century electrical transmission towers, a concrete utility structure, and casual visitor clothing against rugged Arizona hillsides.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from landscape views toward an infrastructure site where a man briefly stands near the concrete structure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rocky mountains, desert slopes, power transmission towers, overhead lines, a large concrete wall, utility equipment, road cones, and one adult man.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft grain, slight exposure variation, handheld framing, and saturated color typical of amateur mid-century travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or establishing cutaway for infrastructure, desert travel, or postwar Southwest development themes.
Historical context: The footage places electrical infrastructure within a remote-looking mountain landscape, suggesting how utility worksites intersected with scenic travel routes.
Research note: One adult face is visible at a distance; copyright, likeness, site access, and possible property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Arizona 8mm power towers, Superstition Mountains home movie, desert utility infrastructure, and vintage Southwest travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Arizona 1959 or Superstition Mountains material, then broader mid-century power infrastructure and desert travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Arizona home-movie frame showing a rugged mountain slope with dark film borders and soft 8mm color. — Rugged mountain landscape fills the opening frame.

Arizona mountain landscape with distant electrical transmission towers visible against the sky. — Transmission towers appear above the rocky ridgeline.

1959 Arizona frame showing a large concrete structure beside utility equipment, with an adult man standing in the foreground. — A visitor stands near a concrete utility structure in the mountain setting.

Adult man stands near a concrete structure at an Arizona utility site, with tower equipment and desert hills behind him. — The man remains near the concrete wall as utility structures and hills frame the scene.

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