Denver Colorado USA-1974: A Statue That Reads "Welcome To The City Of Denver"

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationDenver, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Denver Colorado

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A Statue That Reads "Welcome To The City Of Denver" — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1974 captures a bustling Denver street scene centered on the iconic 'Welcome to the City of Denver' statue. The bronze statue of a boy perched atop a stone pillar stands prominently in the foreground, with classic 1970s cars, including a white station wagon, passing by. In the background, storefronts like 'Golden Oak' and 'Apollo Restaurant' feature blue and white striped awnings, while pedestrians walk along the sidewalk. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic motion blur, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-70s urban life in Colorado.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 120968729

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: Yes
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 1379 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1974
Reel-level location note: vail colorado
Date: 1974 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: Denver, 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: This clip fits requests for 1970s Denver street life, visitor-shot urban landmarks, and short documentary cutaways showing downtown traffic, storefronts, pedestrians, and public welcome signage.
Period detail: The 1974 home-movie view shows period clues including boxy cars, striped storefront awnings, sidewalk pedestrians, and restaurant or shop signs behind the Denver welcome statue.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor-like street perspective as cars pass and pedestrians move naturally behind the statue, giving the scene unstaged urban observation value.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the boy statue on a stone pillar, the words "Welcome to the City of Denver," passing cars, pedestrians, storefront windows, striped awnings, and Apollo and Golden Oak signage.
Film character: The 8mm film has soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, and motion blur from passing traffic that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, city transition, travel-memory beat, or cutaway for mid-1970s Denver streetscape coverage.
Historical context: The footage places a civic welcome marker within an active commercial street scene, showing everyday traffic and pedestrian movement rather than a staged ceremony or formal landmark portrait.
Research note: People and readable business signage are visible, so clearance review should consider likeness and trademark or property-identification issues separately from copyright in the footage.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1974 Denver street scene, 1970s Colorado home movie, Welcome to the City of Denver statue, vintage Denver traffic, and 8mm urban storefront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1974 Denver or Colorado street material, and finally with broader 1970s American city, travel, traffic, and storefront footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Denver street view centered on the Welcome to the City of Denver statue, with storefront awnings, a small car, and a blurred red vehicle passing in front. — Welcome statue with passing traffic and storefronts.

1974 Denver home-movie frame showing the welcome statue, Apollo and Golden Oak storefront signage, pedestrians on the sidewalk, and a small white car at the curb. — Pedestrians pass behind the Denver welcome marker.

1974 Denver street scene with the welcome statue in the foreground, pedestrians along the sidewalk, blue-and-white awnings, shop windows, and a compact white car. — Sidewalk activity around the Denver welcome statue.

1974 Denver frame showing the welcome statue and commercial storefronts as a light-colored car moves through the foreground and a small white car remains near the curb. — Passing car crosses the Denver welcome marker view.

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