Aspen Colorado USA-1961: Family Saying Goodbye To Relatives Who Drove Away In

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationAspen, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Aspen Colorado

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Family Saying Goodbye To Relatives Who Drove Away In — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Aspen Colorado USA in 1961 captures a family saying goodbye to relatives on a snowy winter day. Four men stand in the snow beside a classic 1960s station wagon loaded with luggage, dressed in heavy coats and hats typical of the era. The scene is set at a roadside stop with snow-covered ground and a building in the background under a clear blue sky. The film shows natural grain and slight color fading characteristic of Super 8 film, with a nostalgic, candid quality. The final frame shifts to a person shoveling snow near a house, emphasizing the harsh winter conditions.

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: 122619350

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 1208 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #2
Reel-level year note: 1961
Reel-level location note: aspen colorado
Date: 1961 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: Aspen, 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: Useful for 1960s Aspen winter travel, family farewell, roadside departure, or home-movie memory sequences in documentary and educational productions.
Period detail: The station wagon styling, winter coats, hats, roof luggage, and 8mm color home-movie look support the early 1960s period indicated by the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip records an unstaged family goodbye as adults stand in snow beside a packed car, with one later view shifting to snow clearing near a house.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four adults, deep snowbanks, a classic station wagon with luggage, winter clothing, a roadside building, blue sky, a house, and a person shoveling.
Film character: The footage has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, color fading, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that reinforce its physical-film origin.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief memory beat, winter travel insert, family-visit transition, or cutaway from a departure scene to snowy domestic conditions.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for midcentury winter travel in Aspen, showing family visitors gathered outdoors in heavy snow before a car departure.
Research note: People and possible commercial signage or car branding are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location review may be needed in addition to copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Aspen Colorado home movie, 8mm family goodbye in snow, 1960s station wagon winter travel, and relatives leaving snowy roadside.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Aspen winter footage, then broader 1960s family travel, snow, and departure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Aspen, Colorado in 1961, four adults stand in deep snow beside a loaded station wagon during a winter farewell. — Adults gathered beside a packed station wagon in deep snow.

Four adults in winter clothing stand by a packed station wagon in snowy Aspen, with a low building behind them. — Family members stand near the car during a snowy goodbye.

A 1961 Aspen home-movie frame shows adults grouped in snow beside a midcentury station wagon packed for travel. — Adults pause beside the luggage-loaded station wagon.

A snowy Aspen street scene shows a person clearing snow near houses, parked cars, and utility poles in winter light. — A person clears snow along a residential-looking street.

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