Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Helen Hunt Falls Park In Colorado Springs

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

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Colorado Springs Colorado USA — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 showing Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs. The clip opens with a close-up of the official park sign, displaying 'HELEN HUNT FALLS' in orange lettering and 'EL 7300 FT' with a white tape patch, issued by the City of Colorado Springs Park & Recreation Dept. The scene transitions to the waterfall cascading over dark rocks, framed by vibrant yellow autumn leaves in the foreground. The film exhibits characteristic 8mm grain, color shifts, and soft focus, capturing a nostalgic moment of natural beauty in the Colorado mountains.

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: 120959771

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 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: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage of Helen Hunt Falls supports documentary or educational requests for visitor-shot Colorado Springs park scenery and autumn waterfall cutaways.
Period detail: The official park sign, orange hand-lettered-style title text, elevation marking, and 8mm color rendering provide visible period clues consistent with the supplied 1973 date.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot landmark perspective, moving from a sign-identification view to scenic appreciation of the falls and autumn foliage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Helen Hunt Falls sign, elevation text, City of Colorado Springs Park & Recreation Dept. wording, dark rock faces, falling water, yellow autumn leaves, and soft forest shade.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated color shifts, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, nature cutaway, location identifier, or quiet memory beat in a Colorado travel, parks, or family-film sequence.
Historical context: The frames document a public park waterfall as seen by a 1970s home-movie visitor, with the official sign grounding the location and the autumn leaves marking the season visually.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm source copyright, location permissions, and any production-specific property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1973 8mm Helen Hunt Falls, Colorado Springs waterfall home movie, 1970s Colorado park sign, and autumn waterfall vintage footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado Springs material, then broader 1970s public park, waterfall, and autumn landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm frame showing the Helen Hunt Falls sign in Colorado Springs with elevation text and City of Colorado Springs Park & Recreation Dept. wording visible. — Helen Hunt Falls sign at the park entrance.

1973 8mm frame of Helen Hunt Falls in Colorado Springs, with water dropping over dark rock and bright yellow autumn foliage in the foreground. — Waterfall and autumn foliage at Helen Hunt Falls.

1973 8mm view of Helen Hunt Falls with yellow leaves partially obscuring the falling water and dark rock surface. — Autumn branches frame the falls.

1973 8mm frame of Helen Hunt Falls with a soft view of water running over dark rock behind yellow autumn branches. — Soft 8mm view of Helen Hunt Falls.

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