Idaho USA-1972: A View Of The Rocky Areas Of The Mountains

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

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A View Of The Rocky Areas Of The Mountains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a desolate, rocky landscape in Idaho. The terrain is covered in dark, jagged volcanic rock formations with sparse vegetation, viewed through a classic film frame with black borders. The scene has a distinct purple tint, likely from film degradation or lighting, creating a moody, isolated atmosphere. In the final frame, the image fades to black, suggesting the end of the roll. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of rugged natural terrain, perfect for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123080931

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Idaho home-movie requests needing rugged volcanic-looking mountain terrain as a natural landscape cutaway or regional travel insert.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, soft focus, purple color shift and sparse roadside-style viewpoint support a 1972 home-movie origin without showing specific landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the rocky ground and distant hills from a quiet visitor perspective, emphasizing observation rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark jagged rock, pale gravelly ground, sparse desert plants, a shadowed rock wall, distant hills, black film borders and a final darkened frame.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, gate edges, slight softness, high contrast and a purple cast that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, terrain cutaway, end-of-roll transition or reflective memory beat within a Western landscape sequence.
Historical context: The scene may show recreational or travel filming of Idaho mountain terrain in the early 1970s, with no visible people, vehicles or built structures to add social detail.
Research note: No people, logos or private property are visible, but copyright status and exact location identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 Idaho 8mm landscape footage, rocky mountain terrain, volcanic-looking ground, desolate Western scenery and vintage home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Idaho material, then broader 1970s Western rocky landscape or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Idaho 8mm frame showing dark rocky terrain, sparse vegetation and distant mountain shapes with a purple film cast. — Rocky Idaho terrain viewed through an 8mm film frame.

1972 Idaho home-movie view of jagged rock, low plants and distant hills, framed by black 8mm gate edges. — Sparse rocky landscape with distant mountain forms.

1972 Idaho 8mm still with rough dark rock, scattered plants, a shadowed rock face and distant hills under a purple cast. — Rough rock and sparse plants in a mountain landscape.

Final 8mm frame fading to a dark purple field, suggesting the end of the shot or roll with minimal visible detail. — Darkened final frame at the end of the landscape shot.

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