Idaho USA-1972: Craters of the Moon Sign in Purple and Black

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

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Craters of the Moon Sign in Purple and Black — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1972 in Idaho, USA, showing a close-up of a sign with bold black letters spelling 'CRATERS OF THE MOON' on a purple background. The camera slowly pulls back to reveal the full sign, which is mounted on a building with a National Park Service plaque below. The footage captures the grainy texture and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century Americana feel. The scene is static, focusing on the iconic signage of the Craters of the Moon National Monument.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123072937

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 documentary or museum edits needing 1970s Idaho visitor-shot signage at Craters of the Moon from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The bold dimensional lettering, purple sign face, and 8mm color rendering support the 1972 travel-film context supplied in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The slow pullback reads as a traveler pausing to record a destination marker rather than a staged tourism shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include black raised sign letters, a purple wall or sign panel, hard shadows, the edge of a building facade, and a National Park Service plaque below.
Film character: The clip carries a saturated purple cast, soft focus, visible grain, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a location insert, road-trip transition, destination cutaway, or brief memory beat in a public-lands sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows how a visitor encountered and recorded a Craters of the Moon destination sign in early 1970s Idaho travel imagery.
Research note: The sign text and National Park Service plaque create identification and possible trademark or signage-rights review needs, separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Idaho 8mm Craters of the Moon sign, vintage National Park Service travel footage, and home-movie landmark signage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Idaho travel footage, then other 1972 Craters of the Moon material, then broader 1970s national monument signage or road-trip inserts.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing a tight crop of the Craters of the Moon sign with black raised letters and strong shadows. — Tight opening view of the Craters sign lettering and shadows.

Cropped 8mm view of the Craters of the Moon sign, with the word CRATERS partly visible against a purple background. — Partial sign lettering remains tightly framed during the pullback.

1972 Idaho travel footage frame showing more of the Craters of the Moon sign as the camera pulls back. — The sign text expands to show CRATERS OF THE.

Wider 1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing the Craters of the Moon sign and a National Park Service plaque below it. — Wider view reveals the full sign and plaque beneath the facade.

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