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Idaho USA-1972: Fire Destroys Sugar Beet Harvest, Arson Not Suspected

  • Year1972
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationIdaho, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1972 Idaho
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Fire Destroys Sugar Beet Harvest, Arson Not Suspected — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a desolate landscape in Idaho, USA, where a field of sugar beets lies in ruins after a fire. The footage shows charred, blackened earth stretching across the foreground, with patches of scorched vegetation and rocky terrain. In the distance, rolling hills silhouette against a pale sky, emphasizing the aftermath of destruction. The film's grainy texture and faded purple and sepia tones evoke a sense of loss and nostalgia, offering authentic archival footage of agricultural devastation. This raw, unedited clip is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content exploring rural America in the 1970s.

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
123072362

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

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Date
1972 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
Idaho, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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  • fire
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  • idaho USA
  • 1972
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  • 1970s home movie
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  • burnt field
  • rural America
  • archival footage
  • historical film
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  • documentary footage
  • vintage film
  • scorched earth
  • rural landscape
  • 1970s America
  • old film
  • nostalgic footage
  • fire damage
  • documentary clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1970s 8mm rural Idaho aftermath footage for documentary or educational sequences about agricultural loss, fire damage, and western U.S. landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing rocky, fire-scorched ground with dry grass and dark vegetation in the background.
Scorched rocky ground and dry grass fill the foreground after a field fire.

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