Idaho USA-1972: A Sunset Approaching Beyond the Vast Mountains and Desert

$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.

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

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A Sunset Approaching Beyond the Vast Mountains and Desert — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over the vast mountain ranges of Idaho. The sky glows with deep purple and violet hues as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long silhouettes across the rugged desert landscape. The grainy texture and subtle film artifacts enhance the nostalgic, archival quality of the footage. A slow pan reveals the expansive wilderness, emphasizing the quiet solitude of the American West. This authentic 1970s home movie offers a timeless glimpse into a bygone era, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123072373

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 requests needing early 1970s Idaho 8mm landscape footage as a quiet Western establishing shot, editorial cutaway, or reflective nature transition.
Period detail: The frames show no built structures or dated objects, so the 1972 context is supported by metadata rather than visible era markers.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a traveler or family-camera viewpoint, holding on a darkening mountain and desert horizon without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include purple evening sky, silhouetted mountain ridges, low desert scrub, dark foreground land, film-frame borders, and central contact-sheet spacing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, slight color shift toward violet, and gate edges that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, dusk transition, memory beat, or scenic cutaway between travel or Western landscape sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents an open Idaho desert and mountain view from a home-movie perspective, emphasizing landscape observation rather than a documented public event.
Research note: No people, logos, interiors, or identifiable private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, location, and production-context requirements.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1972 Idaho 8mm sunset, 1970s home-movie mountain landscape, desert horizon footage, and American West twilight cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Idaho footage, then broader 1970s American West landscapes, sunsets, or desert travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing a violet evening sky above silhouetted mountains and low desert vegetation. — Purple dusk sky settles over a dark mountain ridge and sparse desert foreground.

1972 Idaho 8mm landscape frame with a low mountain silhouette, violet sky, and shadowed desert scrub. — A low mountain profile and dark brush line sit beneath a violet evening sky.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing a darker desert foreground, low brush, and pale violet sky near sunset. — The view lowers toward shadowed desert brush with the sky fading above the horizon.

1972 Idaho 8mm landscape frame with silhouetted scrub, uneven terrain, and a fading purple twilight sky. — Silhouetted scrub and uneven desert terrain fill the foreground below a purple dusk sky.

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