Western USA-1980: Aerial Red Cable Tower In The Forest With Plains In Background

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Aerial Red Cable Tower In The Forest With Plains In... — Clip Details

Aerial view from a vintage 8mm film of a towering red cable support structure in the Western USA, 1980. The shot captures the intricate lattice framework of the tower against a backdrop of rolling green forested hills and open plains. The camera slowly pulls back, revealing the full height of the structure and its cables stretching across the landscape. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-1980s home movie aesthetic. The scene suggests a remote mountain resort or transportation infrastructure, with a small settlement visible in the distance. This archival clip offers authentic, unscripted footage ideal for historical or documentary projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122822176

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: 1980 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: 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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

aerial
red
cable
tower
forest
plains
background
industrial
western USA
1980
1980s cable car tower
red industrial structure
aerial mountain view
vintage 8mm film
Super 8 footage
Western USA landscape
forested hills
cableway system
retro home movie
archival footage
1980s infrastructure
mountain resort
film grain
nostalgic travel
old film
documentary clip
scenic overlook
vintage transportation
8mm film
classic Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1980s Western U.S. infrastructure or mountain-travel requests needing authentic 8mm aerial footage of a red cable tower above forested hills.
Period detail: The color, grain, and elevated moving viewpoint match 1980 home-movie material, while the red lattice cable structure may show resort or transport infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from a moving aerial conveyance, recording the tower and surrounding landscape without staging or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red lattice cable tower, suspended cables, forested slopes, rolling green hills, open plains, and a distant small settlement.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, warm color, slight exposure variation, and handheld movement consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use it as an infrastructure cutaway, mountain-travel transition, aerial insert, or brief memory beat for 1980s landscape sequences.
Historical context: The view places cable infrastructure within a sparsely developed mountain and plains landscape, suggesting recreational or transport use without confirming the site.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but property and infrastructure identification should be reviewed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1980 8mm Western USA aerial cable tower, red tram support in forest, vintage mountain infrastructure, or home movie landscape footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then same 1980 Western U.S. location material, then broader vintage cableway, mountain resort, or rural infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Western U.S. 8mm view of a red cable support tower passing close to the camera above green forested hills and distant plains. — Close aerial view of the red cable tower with wooded slopes and open land beyond.

The red tower structure fills the right side of the frame as cables cross above forested hills and open plains in 1980 Western U.S. footage. — Red cable support structure beside a broad view of hills, trees, and plains.

A close aerial frame shows the red lattice tower and diagonal support arm with forested slopes and open land beyond in 1980 8mm footage. — Close pass by the red tower, with the cable structure set against hills and plains.

The camera has pulled back to show more of the red cable tower standing above evergreens, with hills, plains, and a small settlement in the background. — Wider aerial view revealing the tower height above the forested hillside.

Visually Similar Clips