Yellowstone Wyoming USA-1958: Aerial View Of Severe Drought On A Bright Sunny Day

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

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Aerial View Of Severe Drought On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

Aerial 8mm film footage from 1958 captures a severe drought in Yellowstone, Wyoming. The landscape appears dry and cracked, with earthy brown and ochre tones dominating the frame. The view is framed by dark vertical bars, suggesting a window or projection. Film grain and slight color fading are visible, characteristic of vintage home movie footage. The camera remains steady, offering a distant, high-angle perspective of the parched terrain.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123481886

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s archival aerial footage for productions needing a brief environmental insert of dry, drought-stressed Western terrain.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, mild fading, and aircraft-window framing support a mid-century home-movie view, with the 1958 Yellowstone location taken from supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler filming from an aircraft window rather than a staged survey or news scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include brown and ochre terrain, faint drainage lines, dark vertical window bars, soft focus, film grain, and color fading.
Film character: The footage carries a vintage 8mm texture with visible grain, muted color, slight softness, and steady framing through dark vertical edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or context insert for drought, landscape, climate, travel, or mid-century Western sequences.
Historical context: The view visually suggests a dry high-country landscape, but the frames alone do not document cause, scale, or official drought conditions.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright and location-specific usage should still be reviewed before publication.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s 8mm Yellowstone aerial landscape, Wyoming drought terrain, vintage home movie dry landscape, and Super 8 Western scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Yellowstone or Wyoming footage, then broader drought, aerial landscape, and climate-history material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yellowstone-area aerial view of dry brown terrain framed by dark vertical bars, with grain and muted color. — Dry ochre landscape viewed from above through dark vertical framing.

Aerial 8mm view over Yellowstone, Wyoming terrain with dry brown surface markings and strong dark window framing. — A steady aerial view shows parched-looking terrain and dark window edges.

Vintage aerial frame of dry Yellowstone-area ground, showing darker land patterns, grain, and a visible contact-sheet division. — Dry ground patterns pass beneath a steady aerial viewpoint.

Late frame from the 1958 Yellowstone aerial clip, showing muted brown terrain with faint markings and film grain. — The clip ends on a muted brown aerial view with sparse surface detail.

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