Las Vegas-1962: Black And White Passing Through Luminous Motel Signs

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Las Vegas

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Black And White Passing Through Luminous Motel Signs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a nighttime drive through Las Vegas, featuring glowing neon signs and classic motel marquees. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a passing view of luminous signage, including a prominent 'VEGAS' sign and a 'MOTEL MONTE MARIE' sign. The handheld camera movement creates a nostalgic, immersive perspective of a classic Vegas road trip.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & whiteNight
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127009090

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: 1962 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: Las Vegas, Nevada, 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: This clip supports 1960s Las Vegas archive requests needing a brief nighttime home-movie view of illuminated roadside motel and casino-area signage for documentary, museum, education, or period atmosphere use.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm frames show large illuminated letters spelling VEGAS, motel marquees, roadside billboards, and neon-style night signage consistent with the supplied 1962 Las Vegas metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot drive-by perspective, with the camera catching signs from a moving vehicle rather than presenting a staged city view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cropped VEGAS sign, a Motel Monte Marie roadside sign, distant illuminated building outlines, vertical motel lettering, dark roadway foreground, billboards, and scattered nighttime lights.
Film character: The footage has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm texture, visible grain, soft focus, uneven night exposure, and handheld or moving-vehicle framing that preserve its home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, transitional night-driving beat, Las Vegas arrival cue, or memory fragment between broader travel or roadside sequences.
Historical context: The imagery situates Las Vegas through visible roadside hospitality signage and illuminated commercial architecture without establishing a specific street, business history, or event beyond the supplied place and year.
Research note: Visible signage and business names should be reviewed for trademark or copyright context, while no people, faces, children, audible music, or private interiors are visible in the provided frames.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1962 Las Vegas 8mm night drive, black-and-white Vegas neon signs, vintage motel marquee home movie, and 1960s roadside hospitality signage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1962 Las Vegas footage, and then with broader themes of neon signage, motels, road trips, and nighttime urban travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1962 Las Vegas home-movie frame showing a close drive-by view of large illuminated VEGAS letters against the night. — Cropped illuminated VEGAS sign at night.

Black-and-white Las Vegas night frame showing distant illuminated motel signage and building outlines from a moving roadside viewpoint. — Distant motel lights and roadside signage.

Black-and-white 1962 Las Vegas frame with a Motel Monte Marie roadside sign, nearby illuminated structures, and dark roadway foreground. — Motel Monte Marie sign along the road.

Black-and-white Las Vegas night frame showing a vertical motel sign, illuminated billboard panels, and distant roadside lights from a passing vehicle. — Vertical motel sign and billboards at night.

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