Las Vegas-1962: Hotel Flamingo and Sands Sign with Paul Anka Performance

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

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Hotel Flamingo and Sands Sign with Paul Anka Performance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures iconic Las Vegas landmarks. The clip opens on the distinctive tower of the Hotel Flamingo, its name illuminated in cursive script, with a smaller sign for the Congress Motor Hotel visible nearby. The scene transitions to the towering Sands Hotel sign, its bold lettering advertising a performance by Paul Anka, with palm trees and classic cars lining the street below. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight camera shake, and the characteristic look of mid-century amateur cinema, offering a nostalgic glimpse of 1960s Las Vegas architecture and entertainment culture.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127009452

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: 1960s Las Vegas home-movie footage suited to documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing exterior casino-hotel and entertainment-strip atmosphere.
Period detail: Visible period clues include mid-century hotel signage, roadside marquees, palm-lined streets, and classic cars associated with Las Vegas in 1962.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, looking up from the street at prominent Las Vegas hotel signs rather than staging a formal city view.
What appears in frame: The frames show the Hotel Flamingo tower and script sign, a Congress Motor Hotel sign, the Sands marquee, palm trees, street traffic, and open desert sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight handheld movement, and uneven exposure that read as authentic amateur film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for Las Vegas travel, nightlife, tourism, or mid-century entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The footage places recognizable resort signage and street-level visitor views within the visual culture of early-1960s Las Vegas tourism.
Research note: Hotel and performer names are visible, so trademark, publicity, and location-identification review may be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 Las Vegas 8mm footage, Hotel Flamingo home movie, Sands Hotel sign Paul Anka, and mid-century casino strip street scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1962 Las Vegas footage, then broader home-movie material showing mid-century hotels, roadside signs, and tourism.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Las Vegas home-movie frame showing the Hotel Flamingo tower and script sign with a Congress Motor Hotel sign near the street. — Hotel Flamingo exterior and nearby roadside signage seen from a visitor's street-level view.

1962 Las Vegas view of the Hotel Flamingo sign and tower, partly obscured by trees and roadside signage. — Hotel Flamingo signage appears above trees and street traffic in a grainy 8mm frame.

1962 Las Vegas frame showing the Sands Hotel sign and marquee advertising Paul Anka beside a palm-lined street. — Sands Hotel marquee advertises Paul Anka along a Las Vegas street with classic cars below.

1962 Las Vegas home-movie frame with the Sands Hotel sign, Paul Anka marquee, cars, palm trees, and low roadside buildings. — The Sands sign and marquee stand beside palm trees and passing cars in a visitor-shot street view.

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