Yellowstone Wyoming USA-1958: Forest Under Bright Sky And Ripples On Lake Near

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYellowstone, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Forest Under Bright Sky And Ripples On Lake Near — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a serene forest landscape under a bright sky, with tall evergreen trees silhouetted against the light. The scene transitions to a calm lake with gentle ripples, framed by a hilly shoreline. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural film imperfections, offering authentic archival footage of Yellowstone's natural beauty. Ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 123479835

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: 1958 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: Yellowstone, Wyoming, 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: 1950s 8mm Yellowstone nature footage suited to documentary cutaways, travel-history sequences, environmental context, or quiet archival transitions.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly period color 8mm texture, outdoor visitor framing, evergreen forest, bright sky, lake water, and hilly shoreline rather than date-specific objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, pausing on scenery and water rather than presenting a composed travelogue view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark evergreen trees, pale sky, lake ripples, a distant hilly shore, rocky slopes, and the dark edges of the film frame.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, and gate-edge darkness that give the scenery a physical home-movie record quality.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nature insert, scenic transition, location-establishing cutaway, or reflective memory beat between travel scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents mid-century home-movie attention to park scenery and lakeside landscapes without showing people, vehicles, buildings, or identifiable events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and any broader production-use requirements still need separate review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm Yellowstone lake, vintage home movie forest sky, Wyoming park shoreline, and archival lake ripples footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1958 Yellowstone or Wyoming travel footage, then broader 1950s park and lake scenery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yellowstone home-movie frame showing evergreen trees silhouetted below a bright sky. — Evergreen treetops appear in silhouette beneath a bright sky.

1958 Yellowstone frame with dark conifers, a distant ridge, and pale daylight sky. — Conifers and a low ridge are seen through darkened film borders.

1958 Yellowstone home-movie view of rippled lake water and a distant hilly shore. — A rippled lake stretches toward a hilly, sunlit shoreline.

1958 Yellowstone frame showing blue lake ripples, rocky hills, and bright open sky. — Blue lake ripples lead toward rocky hills along the far shore.

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