Idaho USA-1972: Volcanic Rock Formations Under Blue Sky

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

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Volcanic Rock Formations Under Blue Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a rugged volcanic landscape in Idaho. Jagged dark rock formations rise against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds, their surfaces textured with rough, cooled lava. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and a distinct purple color cast, characteristic of older film stock. The camera remains mostly static, offering a contemplative view of the natural terrain, with a brief shift to a silhouetted view of the formations against a pale sky. This archival clip evokes a sense of quiet exploration and mid-century Americana.

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: 123080731

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 Idaho or American West documentary requests needing home-movie views of volcanic rock terrain and open sky without people.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color reversal footage with static scenic framing, while visible content is natural rock and sky rather than date-specific human-made detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot quality, pausing on jagged lava formations as a traveler records the landscape from a fixed outdoor vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark volcanic rock spires, rough lava ground, blue sky, scattered white clouds, sparse shrubs, silhouetted formations, and a tree edge.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and a purple color cast that give the landscape its physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, place-establishing insert, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about Idaho geology or road travel.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a leisure or travel encounter with a volcanic landscape in Idaho, without showing visitors, signage, roads, or built infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private interiors are visible, but users should still verify copyright, location identification, and any land-access context separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1972 Idaho 8mm volcanic rocks, vintage home movie lava formations, American West geology footage, and Super 8 desert landscape cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Idaho 1972 travel footage, then with broader 1970s American West geology or road-trip landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing rugged volcanic rock formations under a blue sky with scattered white clouds. — Dark volcanic rock formations rise against a bright, cloud-dotted sky.

1972 Idaho 8mm view of a tall, rough volcanic formation and uneven lava terrain below a bright clouded sky. — A central lava-rock outcrop stands above rough volcanic ground.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame with a jagged dark lava mound, rough foreground terrain, and blue sky with scattered clouds. — The camera holds on a textured lava mound and clouded sky.

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing volcanic rock formations in silhouette with sparse shrubs and a pale sky. — Volcanic formations appear as dark silhouettes beside sparse vegetation.

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