Colorado Springs Colorado USA-1973: Mountain Lake with Autumn Aspens and Pine Forest

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

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Mountain Lake with Autumn Aspens and Pine Forest — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 capturing a serene mountain landscape in Colorado Springs. The clip reveals a winding dirt road cutting through a forest of evergreen pines and golden aspen trees in peak autumn color. A calm lake reflects the surrounding hills and sky, with a small boat visible on the water in later frames. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly faded quality, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful atmosphere of a quiet fall day in the Rockies.

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: 120959340

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 Springs, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Colorado home-movie requests needing a quiet Rocky Mountain lake, autumn forest, or vacation landscape cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or commercial editorial use.
Period detail: The scene may show a 1973 visitor-shot mountain overlook with golden aspens, evergreen pines, a dirt road, and the faded color response typical of small-gauge home movies from the period.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the landscape from a stationary or lightly handheld overlook, giving the clip the unstaged value of a traveler pausing to record a scenic fall view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a calm lake, sloped shoreline, winding dirt road, pine forest, yellow aspen foliage, wooded hills, and a small boat-like shape on the water in later frames.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, mild gate shadow, color fading toward purple and yellow, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a scenic insert, seasonal transition, vacation-memory beat, or quiet establishing cutaway for Colorado or broader Rocky Mountain material.
Historical context: The clip reflects recreational home-movie attention to mountain scenery and autumn color without providing enough visible evidence to identify a specific lake, road, or landmark.
Research note: No logos or private interiors are visible in the stills, but people are flagged in the clip metadata and any likeness, copyright, and location/property questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s Colorado mountain lake 8mm footage, autumn aspens pine forest home movie, Rocky Mountain vacation landscape, and vintage lake road cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1973 Colorado Springs material, then with broader autumn mountain lake, forest road, or vintage vacation landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs-area home-movie frame showing a wooded mountain slope with yellow aspens, evergreen pines, a winding dirt road, and the edge of a calm lake. — Autumn forest and dirt road above a mountain lake.
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1973 Colorado Springs-area home-movie frame with golden aspen foliage, dark pine trees, a pale dirt road, and still lake water at the base of the slope. — Aspens and pines line a quiet lakeside road.
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1973 Colorado Springs-area 8mm frame showing calm lake water, a wooded shoreline, yellow aspens, pine trees, and a winding dirt road across the hillside. — Lake water below a wooded autumn hillside.
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1973 Colorado Springs-area home-movie frame with a wider view of the lake, yellow aspens in the foreground, pine-covered slopes, a dirt road, and a small boat-like shape on the water. — Wider lakeside view with fall foliage and a small boat-like shape.
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