Wyoming USA-1939: A Geyser Erupts With Massive Water And Steam

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

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A Geyser Erupts With Massive Water And Steam — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1939 captures a powerful geyser eruption in Wyoming, USA. The clip shows a massive plume of water and steam shooting skyward, surrounded by billowing mist and dark silhouetted trees. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with noticeable grain, slight color fading, and natural film scratches. The shot is static, offering a raw, unfiltered view of this natural phenomenon, evoking a strong sense of historical nostalgia and the wonder of early 20th-century nature documentation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121490518

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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s U.S. nature, Wyoming travel, geothermal landscape, and archival insert needs requiring real 8mm home-movie footage of a geyser eruption.
Period detail: The frames show period home-movie handling and 8mm texture, while the supported metadata places the scene in Wyoming in 1939.
Home-movie behavior: The static visitor-shot viewpoint records the geyser from a distance, valuing observation over staging or scenic composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall geyser plume, drifting steam, dark tree silhouettes, open water or wet ground, soft horizon detail, and heavy film edge shadows.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, muted exposure, bluish fading, dust, scratches, and dark frame edges that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for geothermal travel, national park atmosphere, or early nature documentation.
Historical context: The footage situates a natural geothermal eruption within a prewar American travel or home-movie record without showing visitors, signage, or facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 Wyoming geyser 8mm footage, vintage home movie geyser eruption, archival steam plume, and 1930s U.S. nature travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel footage, then with other 1939 Wyoming material, and then with broader geyser, steam, and geothermal landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a geyser plume and steam rising behind dark tree silhouettes. — A geyser throws water and steam upward beyond a dark foreground edge.

A large geyser steam column in Wyoming, 1939, seen through faded 8mm film with dark trees at the side. — The eruption broadens into a thick column of steam and spray.

1939 Wyoming home-movie frame of a geyser plume spreading mist across a low landscape near trees. — Steam drifts outward from the geyser as the plume remains active.

A bright geyser plume rises in a 1939 Wyoming 8mm frame, with steam clouding the view near dark trees. — The plume remains bright against the darker trees and muted landscape.

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