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Idaho USA-1972: Dark Volcanic Rock Formations Against Blue Sky

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  • Year1972
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationIdaho, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1972 · Idaho, United States
  • StatusDirect License

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Dark Volcanic Rock Formations Against 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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Topics & Keywords

  • trees
  • nature
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 nature footage
  • volcanic landscape
  • lava rock formations
  • classic home movie
  • archival film
  • purple color cast
  • film grain
  • 1970s Americana
  • old film footage
  • nature documentary
  • outdoor scenery
  • rugged terrain
  • historical footage
  • retro film
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  • vintage nature clip
  • nostalgic landscape
  • old film stock

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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