Arizona-1972: Historic Water Fountain and Parker Dam Power Plant Sign

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Historic Water Fountain and Parker Dam Power Plant Sign — Clip Details

ARIZONA-1972: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a towering water fountain shooting high into a clear blue sky, set against a backdrop of rugged desert mountains. Palm trees and low buildings frame the scene, evoking a classic 1970s American Southwest aesthetic. The footage transitions to a wooden sign reading 'WELCOME PARKER DAM POWER PLANT' mounted on a pole against a rocky cliff face, highlighting a moment of mid-century infrastructure and tourism. The film exhibits natural grain and color saturation typical of vintage Super 8 footage.

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: 125775714

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s American Southwest infrastructure, tourism, or water-management sequences needing authentic visitor-shot 8mm footage.
Period detail: The footage shows 1970s color home-movie texture, desert mountains, palm trees, low buildings, a large fountain, and a Parker Dam Power Plant welcome sign.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, pausing on a scenic fountain and then documenting an identifying power plant sign during a travel stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall water fountain, blue sky, desert mountains, palm trees, roadside buildings, rocky cliff face, lamp post, and wooden Parker Dam Power Plant sign.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, slight gate framing, and handheld home-movie exposure shifts as part of its archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel insert, infrastructure transition, or memory beat in a Southwest road-trip or water-project sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually connects leisure travel and public infrastructure in the desert Southwest without establishing broader operational details of the facility.
Research note: No people are visible, but the readable Parker Dam Power Plant sign and identifiable public infrastructure should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and property-context considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Arizona 8mm travel footage, Parker Dam Power Plant sign, desert fountain, Southwest infrastructure, and vintage home movie water feature.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Arizona 1972 material, then broader 1970s dam, power plant, desert tourism, or water infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Arizona 8mm frame showing a tall fountain against blue sky, desert mountains, palms, and low roadside buildings. — A high fountain sprays upward with mountains and palm trees behind it.

1972 Arizona home-movie frame of a fountain plume and side sprays set before rugged desert mountains and low buildings. — The fountain continues to spray high above a desert roadside setting.

1972 Arizona frame showing a lamp post and wooden Welcome Parker Dam Power Plant sign against a rocky cliff face. — A welcome sign identifies the Parker Dam Power Plant at a rocky entrance area.

1972 Arizona 8mm frame with a readable Parker Dam Power Plant welcome sign, curved lamp post, and rough rock wall behind it. — The camera holds on the Parker Dam Power Plant sign near a rock face.

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