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1962: Water Flowing Through Gold Mining Sluice

1962: Water Flowing Through Gold Mining Sluice

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  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSan Pedro, California, United States
  • Duration16s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
  • Collection1962 California

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Water Flowing Through Gold Mining Sluice — Clip Details

1962: Water flows through a gold mining area in San Pedro, California, with tourists observing the sluice operations. Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures the natural movement of water as it flushes and rinses gold-bearing material. The scene shows a rustic mining setup with sluices and water channels, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century recreational gold prospecting. The footage reflects a classic vintage moment, blending industrial process with leisure activity in a scenic coastal California setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
16s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
68012749

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
disneyland
Reel-level year note
1962
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1962 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
San Pedro, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • water
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  • gold
  • mining
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  • tourists
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  • mineral
  • flush
  • irrigate
  • lave
  • rinse
  • slosh
  • sluice
  • dip
  • duck
  • dunk
  • rehydrate
  • rewash
  • rewet
  • command
  • lookout
  • outlook
  • panorama
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  • california
  • 1962
  • home video
  • 1962 gold mining footage
  • San Pedro California 1962
  • vintage 8mm mining
  • gold sluice operation
  • tourist gold prospecting
  • water flow mining
  • 1960s home movie
  • retro gold mining
  • California gold rush
  • vintage mining process
  • 8mm film footage
  • historical mining
  • gold panning
  • water sluice
  • tourist attraction 1960s
  • old film footage
  • archival mining
  • vintage home video
  • documentary mining

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