Grand Teton Wyoming USA-1980: White-Water Rafting On Turbulent River With Rapids

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationGrand Teton, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Grand Teton Wyoming

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White-Water Rafting On Turbulent River With Rapids — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1980 showing a group of people white-water rafting on a turbulent river in Grand Teton, Wyoming. The orange inflatable raft navigates through churning rapids, surrounded by rocky cliffs and evergreen trees. Passengers wear bright orange life jackets and casual summer clothing, paddling vigorously as the boat bounces over waves. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing the excitement and adventure of outdoor recreation in the American West during the 1980s.

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: 122868697

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: 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: Grand Teton, 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 1980s documentary or educational edits needing real home-movie footage of white-water rafting recreation in the American West.
Period detail: The orange raft, bright life jackets, casual outdoor clothing, and faded 8mm color may show late-1970s or 1980s recreational river travel.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged spectator viewpoint, watching rafters work through rapids from the riverbank or canyon edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an orange inflatable raft, paddlers in life jackets, white rapids, rocky canyon walls, green river water, and evergreen branches.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, slight blur, and muted color that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick action insert, outdoor recreation cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into river adventure material.
Historical context: The scene reflects group leisure and guided-style river recreation in a rugged Wyoming landscape without proving a specific outfitter or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed while no logos, music, private property, or minors are apparent from the frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1980s 8mm white-water rafting, Grand Teton Wyoming river rapids, vintage home movie rafting, and American West outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel outdoor travel footage, then Grand Teton or Wyoming material from 1980, then broader vintage river rafting and Western recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Grand Teton home-movie frame of an orange raft with paddlers in life jackets riding through churning river rapids. — Rafters push into white water beneath rocky canyon walls.

Orange rafting boat continues through Grand Teton river rapids, with distant paddlers and rocky canyon scenery visible. — The raft crosses foaming water as the canyon narrows behind it.

Wide 8mm view of a small orange raft on a turbulent Wyoming river, partly framed by evergreen branches. — A wider bank-side view places the raft amid rapids and evergreen foreground.

Home-movie frame of rafters farther downstream in Grand Teton, with white water, rocks, and evergreen branches in view. — The raft moves downstream past foaming water and tree-framed riverbank.

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