Colorado USA-1973: Man Walking Down Rocky Staircase

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

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Man Walking Down Rocky Staircase — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Colorado, USA, in 1973, showing a man in a dark suit walking down a steep outdoor staircase carved into a rocky cliff face. The scene is bathed in a strong blue tint, characteristic of aged film stock, with visible grain and slight motion blur. The man holds the railing as he descends, suggesting a scenic tourist attraction. The rugged rock formations and narrow path evoke a sense of adventure and exploration, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century travel and tourism.

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: 120957703

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s Colorado home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests about roadside tourism, scenic stairways, and visitors moving through rugged outdoor attractions.
Period detail: The clip may show 1970s travel clothing and visitor infrastructure, with a dark-suited man descending a narrow outdoor stairway built against exposed rock.
Home-movie behavior: The unstaged value comes from a home-movie view of one visitor carefully holding the railing while moving down a steep rocky staircase.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark clothing, metal handrails, steep stairs, rough cliff rock, shadowed stairwell edges, and blue-tinted 8mm film exposure.
Film character: The footage carries a strong blue color cast, visible grain, soft focus, slight motion blur, and handheld framing consistent with aged 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief travel insert, a cutaway for tourist movement through a scenic site, or a memory beat within a 1970s vacation sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a visitor experience at an outdoor rocky attraction in Colorado, emphasizing pedestrian access and personal travel documentation rather than a staged event.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness should be reviewed separately from copyright status, while no logos, children, audible music, or clearly identifiable private property are evident in the supplied frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1973 Colorado 8mm tourist stairs, man descending rocky staircase home movie, 1970s outdoor attraction footage, and blue-tinted vintage travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado travel footage, then broader 1970s home movies of scenic stairways, cliffs, and tourist attractions.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man in dark clothing descends a steep outdoor staircase built beside exposed rock in Colorado 1973 home-movie footage. — Man begins descending a rocky stairway.

The visitor holds the handrail while moving down the narrow staircase along a rugged rock face in Colorado archival home-movie footage. — Visitor holds the rail on the descent.

Motion blur and blue-tinted 8mm texture show the man continuing down the steep stairway beside rough Colorado rock formations. — Descent continues along the cliff stairway.

The man appears farther down the rocky outdoor staircase, framed by metal railings and exposed stone in the 1973 Colorado home movie. — Man farther down the rocky stairs.

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