South Dakota USA-1974: Elevation Sign and Mount Rushmore Sculpture

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 South Dakota

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Elevation Sign and Mount Rushmore Sculpture — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from South Dakota USA in 1974, showing a close-up of a brown wooden elevation sign with white lettering detailing the height of the Mount Rushmore sculpture. The sign indicates the top of the sculpture is 5659 feet, the current point is 5250 feet, and the distance to the top is 1345 feet. The scene transitions to a wider view of the iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial, featuring the carved faces of four U.S. presidents against a rocky mountain backdrop, partially framed by evergreen trees under a cloudy sky. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing a nostalgic mid-20th century American landmark experience.

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: 120969409

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: South Dakota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm visitor-shot footage suited to documentary or educational requests for Mount Rushmore National Memorial wayfinding, elevation signage, and landmark approach context.
Period detail: The painted wooden sign, 8mm color rendering, and visitor viewpoint support the supplied 1974 South Dakota home-movie context without adding further date or site claims beyond Mount Rushmore.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a tourist's practical landmark pause, focusing closely on the elevation information before the wider memorial view described in the source metadata.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brown wooden elevations sign, raised white lettering, foot measurements, dark tree trunks, evergreen foliage, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has a physical 8mm character with soft focus, visible grain, modest color fading, slight gate instability, and handheld exposure shifts.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a factual insert, orientation cutaway, or memory beat before or after broader Mount Rushmore visitor footage.
Historical context: The sign situates the viewer at a marked visitor standpoint near the Mount Rushmore sculpture and reflects mid-1970s tourist documentation of a major U.S. landmark.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, copyright, public-site filming, and property-context questions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1974 8mm Mount Rushmore elevation sign, South Dakota home movie landmark signage, visitor viewpoint signpost, and vintage national memorial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 South Dakota or Mount Rushmore views, then broader 1970s U.S. landmark tourism and roadside interpretive signage material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1974 South Dakota 8mm frame of a brown Mount Rushmore elevations sign listing top of sculpture, current point, and distance to top measurements. — Mount Rushmore elevations sign close-up.

Close 8mm visitor-shot frame of the Mount Rushmore elevations sign, with white text on brown wood and evergreen foliage visible at the edge. — Elevation measurements on a wooden sign.

Softer 1974 8mm frame of the brown elevations sign at Mount Rushmore, showing the same foot measurements with slight handheld blur. — Handheld close-up of the elevation sign.

Final close 8mm frame of the Mount Rushmore elevations sign, with legible white measurement lines and wooded surroundings at the margins. — Wooden elevations sign near Mount Rushmore.

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