New Jersey-1960: Camera Tilts From a Tall Motel Sign and Shield Emblem to the Office

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationNew Jersey, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · New Jersey, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1960 · New Jersey & Cape May Point · Reel 6ba38af0 contains 7 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

summer vacation
roadside architecture
mid-century motel
themed signage
postwar tourism
family travel

Shot type: medium
Camera: tilt · handheld · low angle looking up, levelling toward eye level as the tilt ends
Setting: outdoor · Exterior of a white two-storey modern motel with balconies, a vertical name sign and a utility pole, at a seaside resort
Time and weather: day · summer · clear
Lighting: Bright daylight with shadows under the balcony overhangs
People: 2 · Two guests, including a dark-haired woman in a light top, seen small and partly cropped at the lower left edge in the final seconds.
Landmarks: Viking Motel
Objects: vertical VIKING lettering · Viking shield emblem · utility pole with transformer · power lines · balcony railings · red and yellow lawn chairs · OFFICE sign · glass entrance doors · wall lamps · window air conditioner
Readable signs: VIKING · OFFICE
Colors: teal · white · navy · red · yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Tall vertical VIKING lettering and a painted shield emblem fill the frame beside a utility pole.
The camera begins tilting down, revealing a balcony with red and yellow lawn chairs.
The ground-floor OFFICE sign and glass entrance come into view.
Two guests appear at the lower left as the tilt settles on the balconies and office.

Camera Tilts From a Tall Motel Sign and Shield Emblem to... — Clip Details

Probably the New Jersey coast, circa 1960, home movie footage of a white two-storey motel with tall vertical VIKING lettering and a large painted Viking shield emblem on its upper wall. The shot opens on the lettering against a teal sky beside a utility pole, then tilts down past balconies with red and yellow lawn chairs to the ground-floor OFFICE sign and glass doors. Two guests come into view at the lower left as the tilt ends. It is filmed handheld on 8mm colour stock in one continuous shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 800000944

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1960 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: New Jersey, 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: Answers requests for circa 1960 American seaside motel exteriors, giving documentaries and education pieces a readable establishing shot of a themed holiday lodging.
Period detail: The flat-roofed two-storey block, open balconies with metal railings, lawn chairs and tall vertical name lettering may show the modern resort motel style of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: A vacationing family member records the motel's sign and front as a keepsake of where they stayed, framing it with the casual, unhurried tilt of a guest rather than a promotional camera.
What appears in frame: Tall VIKING lettering, a painted shield emblem, a utility pole with power lines, balconies with red and yellow chairs, an OFFICE sign by glass doors, and two guests at the lower edge.
Film character: Cyan-shifted 8mm colour with a teal sky, visible grain, soft focus and a slightly unsteady handheld tilt give the shot authentic projected home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as an establishing shot or arrival beat before poolside and beach scenes, or as a cutaway naming the holiday lodging in a travel sequence.
Historical context: Themed names and bold signs helped seaside motels stand out to car-travelling families, and this building shows that roadside approach to holiday lodging.
Research note: The VIKING name and shield emblem belong to a business and its signage artwork, the building is private property, and the two guests are small but may be recognisable to relatives, so copyright, trademark and likeness need separate review.
Research search match: Suits searches such as vintage motel sign 8mm home movie, circa 1960 seaside motel, Viking themed roadside architecture, and Jersey Shore vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's woman descending the motel stairs and man and boy playing shuffleboard, then with its Cape May County Historical Museum sign and shipwreck clips, then other circa 1960 beach vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

VIKING motel sign and Viking shield emblem beside a utility pole, likely on the New Jersey coast, circa 1960, 8mm home movie — The vertical VIKING lettering and shield emblem high on the motel wall, with a utility pole and power lines at right.
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Mid-tilt view of a circa 1960 Viking motel, probably on the New Jersey shore, showing a balcony with lawn chairs above the office — Mid-tilt, the shield emblem and lettering give way to a balcony with lawn chairs and the OFFICE sign below.
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Balconies and office entrance of a white Viking-themed motel, likely on the New Jersey coast, circa 1960, filmed on 8mm — The camera settles on the balconies, glass doors and OFFICE sign, as a guest's head appears at the lower left corner.
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Guests by the office entrance of a circa 1960 Viking motel, probably on the New Jersey shore, in faded 8mm colour — As the tilt ends, a woman in a light top and another guest stand near the office entrance below the balconies.
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