Arizona-1962: Bright Neon Signs At Night

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

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Bright Neon Signs At Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures the dazzling neon glow of a bustling Arizona city at night. The clip features iconic illuminated signs for the Golden Nugget and Fremont hotels, their bright lights reflecting against the dark sky. The camera pans across the vibrant streetscape, showcasing the classic mid-century commercial architecture and the energetic atmosphere of a historic resort district. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight blur, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into 1960s Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
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: 127740883

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for early 1960s 8mm nighttime neon streetscapes, useful for documentary inserts about mid-century resort districts and illuminated commercial signage.
Period detail: Visible clues include vertical hotel signs, theater marquee lettering, incandescent bulbs and dense neon, consistent with a mid-century downtown entertainment corridor.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, with handheld framing and soft focus suggesting a traveler recording bright nighttime signs from street level.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Golden Nugget signage, a Fremont hotel sign, a theater marquee, neon tubing, glowing bulbs, dark sky and silhouetted street traffic.
Film character: The 8mm footage carries heavy grain, soft focus, high-contrast exposure and handheld motion that preserve the texture of a nighttime home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short transition, establishing insert or memory beat for nightlife, travel, gambling-district atmosphere or 1960s Americana.
Historical context: The frames show a commercial nighttime corridor built around hotel and theater lights, reflecting the visual culture of mid-century roadside and resort promotion.
Research note: Prominent hotel and theater names are visible, so trademark, signage and location identification should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1962 8mm neon signs at night, vintage hotel marquee footage, mid-century illuminated street signs and home movie resort district.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with same-year Arizona or nearby Southwest night footage, then with broader neon signage and travel themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm frame showing bright Golden Nugget and Fremont hotel signage glowing above a dark nighttime streetscape. — Golden Nugget and Fremont signs glow in a soft, handheld nighttime street view.

1962 8mm frame with Golden Nugget and Fremont neon signage dominating a dark resort-district street view. — Bright hotel signage fills the frame against the night sky.

1962 8mm frame showing a glowing theater marquee near the vertical Fremont sign in a nighttime commercial street. — A theater marquee passes close to the camera beside the Fremont sign.

1962 8mm frame with a close view of an illuminated theater marquee and partial readable lettering under neon signs. — The camera catches a close, blurred view of a lit theater marquee.

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