Idaho USA-1972: Sign Display Of Moon Craters On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Idaho

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Sign Display Of Moon Craters On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie clip shows a close-up of an informational sign at Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. The sign features a detailed topographical map with purple and yellow landforms, illustrating volcanic activity along the Snake River Plateau. Text explains the geology of the region, with a 'You are here' marker visible on the map. The footage has a distinct retro color cast and film grain, capturing a moment of mid-century American travel and education.

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: 123072316

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: 1972 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: Idaho, 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 1970s U.S. travel, national monument, roadside education, and geology exhibit requests needing a brief visitor-shot cutaway.
Period detail: The 8mm look, purple cast, and printed interpretive sign support a 1972 home-movie travel context at Craters of the Moon in Idaho.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a tourist pausing close to an informational display rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Craters of the Moon sign text, a topographic map, yellow and white map areas, explanatory geology copy, frame edges, and film gate borders.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, strong color shift, uneven exposure, and visible frame divisions that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, travel-memory beat, educational transition, or place-setting cutaway before wider monument footage.
Historical context: The sign places volcanic geography into a visitor education setting, showing how landscape interpretation appeared to travelers in the early 1970s.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status for the filmed sign design and any public-land filming requirements.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 8mm Idaho travel footage, Craters of the Moon sign, vintage national monument display, and Snake River Plateau geology map.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1972 Idaho or Craters of the Moon material, then broader U.S. road-trip, park sign, or geology education footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing the Craters of the Moon National Monument sign with a purple-toned geology map and explanatory text. — Craters of the Moon National Monument sign with map and geology explanation.

Second 1972 Idaho frame of the Craters of the Moon display, showing the sign title, map colors, and soft 8mm exposure. — Interpretive display remains centered with the monument name and map details visible.

Cropped 1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing the lower part of the Craters of the Moon sign, including map legend blocks and text. — Cropped sign view emphasizes the map legend and lower explanatory copy.

Final 1972 Idaho frame showing the Craters of the Moon map detail, including the Snake River Plateau label and cropped sign text. — Map detail on the display shows the Snake River Plateau label beneath the cropped monument title.

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