Wyoming USA-1939: Waterfall Cascades over Rocky Cliffs

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Waterfall Cascades over Rocky Cliffs — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wyoming, USA, in 1939, capturing a powerful waterfall cascading over rocky cliffs into a turbulent pool below. A person in period clothing stands on the gravelly riverbank, observing the rushing water, while another figure appears near the base of the falls. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, with a brief moment of camera shake. The scene evokes a sense of natural wonder and mid-20th century outdoor recreation, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 121490359

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Wyoming, 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

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: 1930s Wyoming 8mm home-movie waterfall footage for documentary inserts about travel, outdoor recreation, western landscapes, or remembered visits to scenic places.
Period detail: The small, distant visitors and color 8mm look may show late-1930s leisure travel, though clothing details are too indistinct for precise identification.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor viewpoint, watching people pause on a rocky riverbank while fast water moves through the frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad waterfall, foaming river current, dark rock walls, gravel banks, sparse grass, and small human figures near the water.
Film character: The footage carries home-movie grain, soft focus, color fade, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support its physical 8mm archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short landscape insert, travel-memory cutaway, transition into outdoor recreation, or atmospheric beat around rushing water.
Historical context: The scene reflects a visitor's encounter with a natural Wyoming waterfall, with people included mainly as scale against the water and rocks.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable at this resolution; copyright, likeness, and location-specific permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Wyoming waterfall 8mm home movie, 1930s western United States travel footage, and vintage rushing river scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Wyoming travel footage, then broader vintage waterfall or national-park-style nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame of a waterfall dropping into foaming water beside a sloped gravel riverbank. — Waterfall and rocky bank seen from a visitor's home-movie viewpoint.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a waterfall and fast water with a distant person near the rocky bank. — Small visitor figure stands near the rushing water below the falls.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame of a visitor on a rocky bank watching whitewater below the falls. — Visitor stands on the riverbank as fast water fills the background.

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame with a person in period outdoor clothing near fast whitewater and rocks. — A visitor pauses beside the turbulent river below the falls.

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