Maine USA-1971: Volcano's Jail Build 1870's Sign On A Small Wooden Shack

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMaine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Maine

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Volcano's Jail Build 1870's Sign On A Small Wooden Shack — Clip Details

MAINE USA-1971: A close-up of a handcrafted wooden sign shaped like a house, mounted on a weathered wooden shack. The sign reads 'VOLCANO'S JAIL Built 1870's' and details its construction from 2x12s with a boilerplate in between, noting the first two inmates were the builders. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the sign in daylight with natural film grain and slight color fading, capturing a quirky historic landmark in a rustic setting.

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: 123063562

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 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: Maine, 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 1970s archival requests needing a brief Maine home-movie cutaway of a rustic roadside or local-history curiosity.
Period detail: The weathered wooden shack, handmade sign, and faded 8mm color may show a small local landmark as filmed by a visitor in 1971.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from readable sign detail to a wider look at the small wooden structure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a house-shaped sign, dark vertical planks, handwritten lettering, a pale roof edge, metal hinges, and grass beside the shack.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries visible grain, soft focus, blue color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, location cutaway, or memory beat for local history, roadside Americana, or unusual landmark sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a sign identifying Volcano's Jail and its claimed construction details without independently verifying the story on the sign.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the visible structure and sign may still require property, location, or copyright review.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 Maine 8mm home movie, Volcano's Jail sign, rustic wooden shack, roadside landmark, and local history cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Maine 1971 footage, then rustic landmarks, handmade signs, and small-town history visuals.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing a close view of the Volcano's Jail sign mounted on a weathered wooden shack. — Close framing on the house-shaped Volcano's Jail sign attached to the wooden wall.

1971 Maine home-movie frame with the Volcano's Jail sign filling the center against dark weathered boards. — The sign remains centered, with handwritten construction text partly readable.

1971 Maine frame showing the sign closer and lower in view, with its handwritten jail description visible on aged wood. — A tighter view emphasizes the sign text and the rough wooden surface behind it.

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing a wider view of the small weathered shack, with the Volcano's Jail sign mounted near the doorway. — The camera widens to show the small shack, pale roof, door hardware, and sign placement.

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