1953: Desert Landscape California

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
Collection1953 California

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Desert Landscape California — Clip Details

1953: A vintage 8mm home movie clip capturing a sun-baked desert landscape in California. The scene features dry, sandy terrain dotted with small brush and rolling hills under a vast, clear sky. This authentic 1950s footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into the American West, with natural lighting and grainy film texture characteristic of home movie archives. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro Americana projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: See Pond5 listing
License: Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery: Via Pond5
Duration: 5s
Pond5 price: from $178 USD
Clip ID: 68008705

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1398 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1953 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: California, United States 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: Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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