Colorado USA-1973: Brass Plaque and Rock Formation Under Clear Blue Sky

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

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Brass Plaque and Rock Formation Under Clear Blue Sky — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Colorado USA in 1973 shows a close-up of a brass plaque designating the Garden of the Gods as a Registered Natural Landmark under the Historic Sites Act of 1935. The plaque, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, is mounted on a wooden frame. The scene transitions to a sunlit rock formation with a natural arch against a clear blue sky, showcasing the distinctive pinkish-red sandstone and erosion patterns characteristic of the area. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation.

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: 120955926

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1970s Colorado 8mm footage suited for documentary or educational requests needing a concise Garden of the Gods landmark insert with both official designation signage and sandstone geology.
Period detail: The dated plaque and saturated home-movie color support the 1973 period context, with the visible National Park Service landmark wording anchoring the scene to an early-1970s visitor record.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-shot landmark perspective, moving from a commemorative plaque to the nearby rock formation as a personal travel record rather than a staged scenic survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brass Registered Natural Landmark plaque, wooden framing, National Park Service text, pinkish sandstone, a small natural arch, erosion holes, dark film borders, and clear blue sky.
Film character: The 8mm film has warm color cast, visible grain, slight softness, exposure variation, and frame-edge artifacts that give the short sequence a recognizable home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief place-establishing insert, a transition from signage to landscape, or a memory beat in a sequence about Colorado travel, geology, or public landmarks.
Historical context: The footage visually connects federal landmark recognition with recreational sightseeing at a Colorado sandstone formation, while avoiding claims beyond the plaque text and supplied metadata.
Research note: No people, children, brands, or audible music are indicated, but users should still evaluate copyright status, plaque text usage, public-land context, and any location permissions separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1973 Colorado 8mm Garden of the Gods plaque, Registered Natural Landmark sign, sandstone arch home movie, and vintage Colorado rock formation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado or Garden of the Gods material, then broader 1970s U.S. travel, landmark signage, and sandstone geology footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado home-movie frame showing a brass Garden of the Gods Registered Natural Landmark plaque issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. — Garden of the Gods landmark plaque.

Colorado home-movie frame showing a sunlit Garden of the Gods sandstone formation with a small natural arch against clear blue sky. — Sandstone arch under clear sky.

1973 Colorado 8mm frame showing a pinkish sandstone rock face, erosion holes, and a small natural arch at Garden of the Gods. — Eroded sandstone rock face.

Colorado home-movie frame from 1973 showing the Garden of the Gods rock formation with a small natural arch and textured sandstone surface. — Garden of the Gods rock formation.

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