Masada Israel-1976: Hebrew Informational Sign at Messada

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationMessada, Israel
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Israel

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Hebrew Informational Sign at Messada — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this clip captures a close-up of a brown informational sign at Messada, Israel. The sign, written in Hebrew, provides historical details about the site, with white text on a dark background. The camera slowly pans down the sign, revealing more of the text against a backdrop of arid, rocky terrain. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus, characteristic of vintage home movies. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into a historic Israeli landmark.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127398790

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1239 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: holy land trip,march,jerusalem,bethleham
Reel-level year note: 1976
Reel-level location note: israel,zurich,switzerland
Date: 1976 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: Messada, Israel 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm footage for documentary or museum edits needing a visitor-view close-up of Hebrew site signage at Messada, Israel.
Period detail: The brown sign, Hebrew lettering, simple metal supports, arid terrain, and soft 8mm color may show how the historic site was presented to visitors in the mid-1970s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds on the sign from a visitor's point of view, preserving the practical act of reading site information rather than staging a scenic overview.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall Hebrew informational sign, white lettering, dark metal supports, rocky desert ground, low stone piles, and a blurred terrain panel.
Film character: The scan carries home-movie texture through visible grain, soft focus, slight fading, handheld framing, and contact-frame edges from the original 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, research cutaway, or transition between broader Messada views and narration about the site's interpretation.
Historical context: The footage documents visitor-facing Hebrew information at Messada without showing people, ceremonies, or official activity beyond the sign and surrounding landscape.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review site, signage, and underlying footage rights separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1976 8mm Messada sign, Hebrew informational sign Israel, Masada visitor signage, and Super 8 historic site cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Messada or Israel travel footage, then broader archive clips of historic-site signs and desert landmarks.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 8mm frame showing a Hebrew informational sign at Messada with white text and arid ground behind it. — Hebrew site sign at Messada, framed from a visitor's close viewpoint.

1976 8mm frame with the upper section of a Hebrew informational sign at Messada, partly cropped and softly focused. — Cropped upper text panel of the Messada site sign.

1976 8mm frame showing the lower portion of a Hebrew informational sign at Messada against rocky arid terrain. — Lower sign text and metal supports at the historic site.

1976 8mm frame showing a blurred pale map-like or terrain display near the Messada sign sequence. — Blurred map-like display or terrain panel in the sign sequence.

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