Idaho USA-1972: Craters of the Moon National Monument Sign in Arid Landscape

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

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Craters of the Moon National Monument Sign in Arid Landscape — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage footage captures the iconic sign for Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. The large white sign with bold black lettering stands against a clear blue sky, mounted on a brick base with a National Park Service shield. The surrounding landscape is arid and volcanic, with sparse vegetation and rugged terrain. The film's natural grain and color saturation evoke a strong sense of 1970s Americana, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123072945

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

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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, public-land, or roadside Americana projects needing an archival establishing insert of Craters of the Moon in Idaho.
Period detail: The large monument sign, brick base, NPS shield, saturated color, and 8mm home-movie framing support a 1972 visitor-recorded travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot pause at a landmark entrance sign, valuing the act of documenting arrival rather than staged tourism activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Craters of the Moon sign, brick supports, National Park Service shield, blue sky, dark foreground edges, scrub vegetation, and volcanic-looking terrain.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, high color saturation, slight softness, gate-edge darkness, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, road-trip transition, location identifier, or brief memory beat before wider Idaho landscape footage.
Historical context: The frames show a roadside national monument sign in an arid landscape, reflecting how public-land visits were often recorded in family travel films.
Research note: No people are visible, but the National Park Service shield and monument sign lettering should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and location-use context.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 8mm Idaho travel footage, Craters of the Moon entrance sign, national monument home movie, and 1970s public lands roadside sign.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Idaho travel shots, then Craters of the Moon or 1972 public-land footage, then broader 1970s U.S. road-trip and desert landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm view of the Craters of the Moon National Monument sign in Idaho, partly cropped by dark frame edges. — Cropped view of the Craters of the Moon sign with blue sky above.

1972 Idaho frame showing the Craters of the Moon National Monument sign, NPS shield, brick base, and arid vegetation. — Monument sign and NPS shield set against a clear sky and dry landscape.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame of the Craters of the Moon sign in Idaho with dry terrain, scrub, brick supports, and blue sky. — Wide sign view with arid roadside ground and sparse vegetation.

1972 8mm frame of the Craters of the Moon National Monument sign in Idaho, with brick base, NPS shield, and arid hillside. — Entrance sign remains centered against blue sky and sparse volcanic-looking landscape.

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