Yellowstone Wyoming USA-1958: Tourist Takes A Video Of Rocky And Barren Mountain

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

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Tourist Takes A Video Of Rocky And Barren Mountain — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a rugged, rocky mountain landscape in Yellowstone, Wyoming. The camera pans across barren slopes of dark volcanic rock and loose gravel, with a lone evergreen tree standing resiliently in the harsh terrain. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking a sense of quiet isolation and the raw beauty of the American West. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century travel and nature observation.

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: 123480249

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s documentary or educational requests for Yellowstone visitor-shot volcanic mountain terrain and sparse Western landscape cutaways.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie scan and metadata date place the scene in 1958, while the frames show no vehicles, clothing, signs, or built features to further date it visually.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor's observational perspective, with the camera looking past dark window or vehicle-frame edges toward rocky slopes and isolated trees.
What appears in frame: Visible details include dark volcanic-looking slopes, loose rocks, gravelly ground, sparse evergreens, a cliff face, pale sky, and black frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild motion blur, and uneven exposure give the 8mm footage a physical home-movie texture suited to archival use.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet landscape cutaway, travel transition, geography insert, or memory beat within a Yellowstone or American West sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century leisure travel and nature observation in a national-park setting, limited here to rugged terrain rather than visitor facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, though users should still clear film copyright and verify any location-specific use requirements.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 8mm Yellowstone rocky mountain landscape, vintage home movie barren volcanic slope, and Wyoming national park terrain cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Yellowstone or Wyoming footage, then broader vintage American West landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing a barren rocky slope with loose stones, a small evergreen, and dark window-like borders. — Barren rocky Yellowstone slope with sparse evergreen growth seen through dark frame edges.

1958 Yellowstone home-movie frame with a lone evergreen standing on a dark, stony hillside viewed through black frame edges. — A lone evergreen stands against a dark, barren hillside scattered with rocks.

1958 Yellowstone 8mm view of a dark rocky slope with clustered evergreens, loose gravel, and a shadowed rock outcrop. — Evergreens cling to a dark rocky slope with scattered stones and a shadowed outcrop.

1958 Yellowstone home-movie frame showing a rocky cliff face and barren slope beneath a pale sky, with dark frame edges visible. — Rocky cliff face and barren slope rise beneath a pale sky in the final frame.

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