Calico Ghost Town California-1967: Woman in Blue Coat Smiles Before a Glass-Bottle House with Lettered Gable

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationCalico Ghost Town, California, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 · Calico Ghost Town, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

tourism
ghost towns
folk architecture
American West
road trip
1960s leisure travel
desert

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · tilt
Setting: outdoor · Desert ghost-town attraction: a house with glass-bottle walls on a rocky slope behind a stone wall, with cactus and timber porch
Time and weather: midday · Cool season, judging by the visitors' coats · Sunny with scattered white clouds
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight
People: 2 · A visitor in a blue hooded coat passing at right, and a dark-haired woman in a blue coat who smiles toward the camera
Landmarks: Calico Ghost Town bottle house
Objects: glass-bottle wall · small-paned windows · wooden porch · wooden rail · stone retaining wall · cactus · utility pole
Readable signs: CALICO
Colors: blue · violet · pale grey · beige · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Low-angle view of the glass-bottle house with 'CALICO' on its gable.
The camera lurches as a visitor in a blue hooded coat passes at right.
A dark-haired woman in a blue coat appears at lower left and smiles at the camera.
She turns away as the house fills the frame again.

Woman in Blue Coat Smiles Before a Glass-Bottle House... — Clip Details

Calico Ghost Town, California, circa 1967 home movie footage of a house built from glass bottles, with 'CALICO' spelled in darker glass across its gable. The handheld camera holds a low-angle view of the facade, its small-paned windows and timber porch above a rough stone wall, then lurches as a visitor in a blue hooded coat passes at right. The frame settles and a dark-haired woman in a blue coat turns to smile at the camera before moving on.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000905

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 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: Calico Ghost Town, California, 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: Serves requests for 1960s colour home-movie views of Calico Ghost Town or California desert tourist attractions in documentaries and heritage productions.
Period detail: The woman's short dark hairstyle and blue coat may show mid-1960s casual travel dress, and the colour rendition is typical of amateur 8mm stock of that time.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor films the novelty house from below, and a companion walks into frame and smiles back at the camera.
What appears in frame: A glass-bottle house with 'CALICO' on its gable, small-paned windows, a timber porch, a stone wall, a tall cactus, and a woman in a blue coat.
Film character: Grainy 8mm colour with a cool blue-violet cast, bright sun exposure, and a brief handheld lurch that softens focus mid-shot.
Edit role: Works as a short establishing insert for Calico or as a personal memory beat inside a road-trip sequence.
Historical context: Calico, founded in 1881 as a silver-mining town, was rebuilt for tourists by Walter Knott in 1951 and donated to San Bernardino County in November 1966.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the identifiable woman, who is unnamed, and the bottle house is a distinctive attraction building, so check property and likeness permissions for commercial use.
Research search match: Calico Ghost Town 1960s 8mm, glass bottle house home movie, California desert tourist attraction vintage colour footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's other Calico shots, then its Las Vegas, Griffith Observatory and Hoover Dam footage from the same trip, then other 1960s Western road-trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Glass-bottle house with 'CALICO' on its gable at Calico Ghost Town, California, circa 1967, seen from below — The bottle house at Calico Ghost Town, its gable lettered 'CALICO', circa 1967.
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Visitor in a blue hooded coat passing the bottle house at Calico Ghost Town, California, circa 1967, slightly blurred — A visitor in a blue hooded coat passes below the bottle house.
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Blurred handheld view of the lettered bottle house at Calico Ghost Town, California, circa 1967 8mm film — The camera lurches across the lettered facade of the bottle house.
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Woman in a blue coat in front of the 'CALICO' bottle house at Calico Ghost Town, California, circa 1967 — A woman in a blue coat turns away after smiling at the camera beside the bottle house.
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