Colorado USA-1973: Two Men at Car Overlooking Snow-Capped Mountain Range

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Explore this year and place

Compare featured footage, popular clips and the full collection.

Same year and place1973 · Colorado, United StatesExplore footage →Across the archiveFilmed in 1973Explore the year →Across the yearsColorado, United StatesExplore the place →

Two Men at Car Overlooking Snow-Capped Mountain Range — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Colorado USA in 1973 captures a scenic mountain range under dramatic cloudy skies. The clip opens with two men by a classic American car, one smiling at the camera while wearing sunglasses and a dark sweater, the other bent over the open door. The scene transitions to sweeping panoramic views of rugged peaks with lingering snow patches, showcasing the natural beauty of the Colorado wilderness. The footage exhibits authentic film grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement typical of handheld Super 8 recordings, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and mid-20th century Americana.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120956682

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1970s Colorado home-movie footage for documentary edits needing rural mountain scenery, roadside travel context, or a brief personal-travel setup before wilderness views.
Period detail: The opening car, clothing, sunglasses, and 8mm color stock may show early-1970s American road-trip details, supported by the 1973 Colorado metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries unstaged home-movie value through a roadside moment with two adult men beside a car before the camera turns to broad mountain views.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a classic American car with an open door, roof luggage, rocky mountain ridges, snow patches, cloudy skies, and sparse high-country terrain.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, color shift toward blue-purple tones, uneven exposure, and handheld movement that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel insert, scenic transition, road-trip cutaway, or short memory beat linking people at a car to open mountain landscape.
Historical context: The frames place private travel or sightseeing within a rural Colorado mountain setting, showing how home-movie cameras recorded both companions and landscape during the same brief stop.
Research note: Adult faces are visible and may require likeness review, while no readable logos, private interiors, or identifiable brands are apparent in the provided frames; copyright and likeness/property clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1973 Colorado 8mm mountain range, 1970s home movie roadside car, rural Rocky Mountain landscape, cloudy sky travel footage, and vintage American road trip scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado mountain or roadside material, and then broader 1970s American travel and wilderness home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado home-movie frame showing two adult men beside a classic American car, one wearing sunglasses and looking toward the camera while the other bends near the open door. — Two men pause beside a car during a mountain road stop.
License this still · $49

Colorado mountain landscape with rugged ridges, lingering snow patches, sparse rocky ground, and heavy layered clouds across the sky. — Clouds hang over a rocky mountain ridge with snow patches.
License this still · $49

Wide 1973 Colorado mountain view showing a rocky high-country slope, a pointed ridge form, snow patches along the crest, and a broad overcast sky. — A rocky ridge and snow patches stretch below dramatic clouds.
License this still · $49

Colorado mountain panorama with a rugged ridgeline, visible snow patches, rocky foreground, and blue-purple 8mm color shift under a cloudy sky. — A handheld mountain panorama frames ridges, rocks, and clouds.
License this still · $49

Visually Similar Clips