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Western USA-1980: A View Into The Past Referencing Geologic History From When

  • Year1980
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationUnited States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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A View Into The Past Referencing Geologic History From When — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from the 1980s showing a weathered green informational plaque titled 'A VIEW INTO THE PAST' at a scenic outdoor location in the Western USA. The text describes ancient oceans, tropical plants, dinosaurs, and the 200 million year formation of the landscape. The footage captures the aged, slightly faded appearance of the sign with visible film grain and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The background hints at distant mountains, suggesting a national park or geological site. This authentic, unedited home movie footage offers a glimpse into 1980s family travel and educational tourism.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122819324

Rights & Clearance

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
1980 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • antique
  • artifact
  • water
  • ocean
  • plaque
  • green
  • sign
  • view
  • referencing
  • geologic
  • history
  • waters
  • receded
  • 200
  • years
  • ago
  • nature
  • western USA
  • 1980
  • 1980s home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Western USA travel
  • geologic history plaque
  • dinosaur era landscape
  • 200 million years
  • nature documentary
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • family vacation 1980
  • old sign
  • educational plaque
  • mountain backdrop
  • film grain
  • nostalgic travel
  • historic site
  • nature tourism
  • vintage travel footage
  • 8mm film
  • documentary clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1980s Western USA travel or educational-tourism requests needing a brief archival cutaway of a geologic-history interpretive plaque.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 8mm frame of a green geologic-history plaque titled A View Into The Past at an outdoor Western USA scenic stop.
A weathered green interpretive plaque fills the frame beneath a strip of distant mountains.

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