Colorado USA-1973: Man Finds Shelter From The Wind At Timber-Framed Building

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Colorado

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Man Finds Shelter From The Wind At Timber-Framed Building — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Colorado USA in 1973 shows a man entering a distinctive brick and timber-framed building with an arched wooden door. The structure features a steep gabled roof and white half-timbering, set against a manicured lawn with young trees and a classic lamppost. A person in dark clothing walks through the entrance, seeking shelter from the wind. The clip captures the nostalgic atmosphere of a mid-century American residential complex, with natural lighting and the characteristic grain of Super 8 film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120955479

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1382 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: colorado springs
Date: 1973 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: Colorado, 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: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports requests for 1970s Colorado home-movie footage showing a visitor or resident approaching a timber-framed brick building for documentary, educational, or period-setting use.
Period detail: The steep gable, arched wooden entry, half-timbered facade, manicured lawn, concrete steps, and lamppost may show a mid-century resort, motel, apartment, or residential complex style visible in the 1973 metadata context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged, handheld observation of a person moving toward shelter at a distinctive building entrance during windy outdoor conditions.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brick and white half-timbered facade, steep shingled gable, arched wooden door, black lamppost, lawn, shrubs, young trees, steps, and a walkway.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture of the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, architectural cutaway, transition into a Colorado travel sequence, or memory beat suggesting arrival and shelter.
Historical context: The footage places a person within a landscaped American built environment where Tudor-revival or chalet-like styling was used to give residential or hospitality architecture a rustic character.
Research note: People are present but not clearly identifiable in these frames, and the building should still be reviewed for property and location concerns separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1973 Colorado 8mm building entrance, vintage home movie timber framed building, Super 8 chalet style motel, and 1970s Colorado residential complex exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1973 Colorado exteriors or travel footage, and finally with themes of wind, arrival, shelter, roadside lodging, or chalet-style architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado home-movie frame showing a brick and white half-timbered building with a steep gabled entry, arched wooden door, lawn, shrubs, and a black lamppost. — Timber-framed entrance with arched wooden door and lamppost.

1973 Colorado frame of a chalet-like brick building entrance with half-timbered upper facade, arched wood door, trimmed shrubs, grass, walkway, and a black lamppost in front. — Chalet-like building entrance viewed from the lawn.

1973 Colorado home-movie view of the steep gabled brick entry, white half-timbering, arched wooden door, concrete steps, small trees, shrubs, lawn, and lamppost. — Closer view of the gabled entry and landscaped walkway.

1973 Colorado frame showing the side facade of a brick and half-timbered building with rectangular windows, dark recessed openings, lawn, and textured stone or brickwork. — Side facade of the brick and half-timbered building.

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