Vintage Stock Footage
1973 New Mexico
273 clips filmed in New Mexico in 1973, from 2 source reels, 5 seconds long. Every clip on this page licenses directly from Stockfilm for $149, royalty-free.
$149 flat license · royalty-free worldwide
About this footage
Adobe buildings fill the frame in much of this set. The camera studies vigas, wooden balconies and covered walkways, and picks out signs along the way: "TAOS NEWS PUBLISHED THURSDAY SOLD HERE" in a shop window, the Foreign Traders Old Mexico Shop, La Posta Handcrafts & Moccasins with its wagon-wheel window, a building marked "OLDEST HOUSE IN U.S.A." and the Kit Carson House with a flag out front. One clip looks across the street at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.
The trip starts at a yellow "Welcome to New Mexico" sign and runs through open grassland under big clouds, past a roadside stand hung with red chilies, an abandoned schoolhouse with a bell tower and cows crossing a road. At a zoological park, prairie dogs pop out of burrows and a bison calf walks between two adults.
Reels tagged Gila National Forest are more personal: a woman hiking a canyon trail with two children, a lake among pine hills, and a girl in a cowboy hat riding a horse swing in a backyard.
New Mexico USA (1973): Southwestern-Style Church With White Crosses Stands Before
New Mexico USA (1973): Yellow Flowers In Desert Foreground And Trees Flow In
New Mexico USA (1973): Welcome To New Mexico Road Trip To Crescent Eundo
New Mexico USA (1973): Adios New Mexico
New Mexico USA (1973): Modernization Is Making Our Daily Life More Difficult Than
New Mexico USA (1973): Road To Travel Surrounded By Rocks And Breathtaking Scenery
New Mexico USA (1973): Cross In Front Of San Francisco De Asis Mission Church
New Mexico USA (1973): A Woman Awkwardly Standing In A Driveway And A Sign
New Mexico USA (1973): New Mexico Zoo Buildings And An Attraction
New Mexico USA (1973): Sign Saying Goodbye To New Mexico With Photographer
New Mexico USA (1973): Goodbye From New Mexico
New Mexico USA (1973): A Sign Welcoming People To A Botanical Garden And Two
New Mexico USA (1973): Rolling Hills And Winding Roads With The Scenery Of Rolling
New Mexico USA (1973): Kit Carson Home
New Mexico USA (1973): Cows Casually Crossing The Road Towards A Barn
New Mexico USA (1973): Time To Take A Picture
New Mexico USA (1973): Woman Wearing Sunglasses In A Pink Shirt And Brown Shorts
New Mexico USA (1973): Lady Outside Moving Table Near Cars
New Mexico USA (1973): Two People Watch Their Garden
New Mexico USA (1973): Couple In Front Of Their One Story House Then Fence Before
New Mexico USA (1973): Footage Of A Motel Or Apartment Building
New Mexico USA (1973): Man Walking Into A Store
New Mexico USA (1973): Rural Building Vacation Travel
New Mexico USA (1973): Old Fashioned Bridge Made Completely Of Wood Stretching
What is on the reels
The subjects tagged most often across the 273 clips on this page, with how many clips carry each tag.
- buildings115
- landmarks113
- nature77
- trees70
- people55
- travel43
- road40
- car33
- sky33
- american southwest32
Source reels
2 physical reels behind this page. Years and places are quoted as written on the reel record where one exists.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of 1973 New Mexico footage is available?
273 clips of home movie footage filmed in New Mexico in 1973, scanned from original 8mm reels. The subjects tagged most often across these clips are buildings, landmarks, nature, trees and people.
What format was 1973 New Mexico footage shot on?
The source reels behind this page are Super 8 (2 reels). By the 1970s, most home movies were shot on Super 8, with Standard 8mm still in use. We scan original reels at 4K and color-correct each clip while keeping the film grain.
How many of these clips can I license directly?
All 273. Each one licenses directly from Stockfilm for $149, royalty-free, with the 4K master delivered after checkout.
Which reels did this footage come from?
2 physical source reels, including reels 1381 and 1275. Each reel page lists the film gauge, reel size, and the years and places written on the original reel where that record exists.
Can I license 1973 New Mexico stock footage commercially?
273 clips on this page are available for royalty-free direct licensing from Stockfilm. Commercial use, including advertising and branded content, applies only to clips marked Commercial; clips marked Editorial only are limited to documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Each clip page and grid card shows the status.
Where can I download 1973 New Mexico archival footage?
Open a clip from the collection above, choose License Direct, and complete checkout to receive the licensed master download from Stockfilm.