Arizona-1962: Grand Canyon National Park Entrance Sign and Lake Mead View Business Sign

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Arizona

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Grand Canyon National Park Entrance Sign and Lake Mead... — Clip Details

ARIZONA-1962: Vintage 8mm film footage captures a National Park Service sign at the entrance to Grand Canyon National Park, followed by a shot of a business sign for Lake Mead View. The clips show classic mid-century signage with bold lettering and period-specific design, filmed on Super 8 with natural film grain and color fading typical of 1960s home movies. The scenes evoke a nostalgic road trip atmosphere, showcasing iconic American landmarks and roadside commerce from the early 1960s.

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: 127740793

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: 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 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot signage at Grand Canyon National Park and nearby Lake Mead roadside travel context.
Period detail: The NPS arrowhead emblem, painted entrance lettering, and bold roadside business sign support an early-1960s American road-trip setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a traveler filming location markers from close range, using signage as proof of arrival and movement through a scenic itinerary.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the National Park Service arrowhead sign, Grand Canyon entrance board, wooden posts, trees, sky, and a Lake Mead View business sign.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, road-trip transition, location marker, or brief memory beat between park and desert travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows how mid-century travelers documented public park entrances and roadside service signage as part of leisure travel in Arizona.
Research note: National Park Service insignia and Lake Mead View lettering are visible, so copyright, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed despite no people appearing.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm Grand Canyon entrance sign, National Park Service arrowhead footage, Arizona road trip home movie, and Lake Mead View sign.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel shots, then other 1962 Arizona or Grand Canyon material, then broader 1960s roadside signage and park-tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Arizona home-movie frame showing a National Park Service arrowhead sign near the Grand Canyon entrance. — National Park Service arrowhead signage at the Grand Canyon entrance area.

Close 1962 view of the Grand Canyon National Park entrance board with National Park Service signage at the edge. — Grand Canyon entrance board with the NPS arrowhead sign in close framing.

Home-movie close-up of partial Grand Canyon entrance lettering beside the NPS arrowhead in Arizona. — Partial entrance signage and NPS marker captured in handheld framing.

1962 roadside frame showing a Lake Mead View business sign, likely from an Arizona travel route. — Lake Mead View sign on a roadside business facade.

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