Yellowstone Wyoming USA-1958: Erupting Geyser At Yellowstone

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

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Erupting Geyser At Yellowstone — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a powerful geyser eruption at Yellowstone National Park. The iconic spout of water and steam shoots high into the overcast sky, framed by dark forest silhouettes. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering authentic archival footage of a natural wonder. This nostalgic clip evokes mid-century Americana and the timeless beauty of Yellowstone's geothermal activity.

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: 123482092

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: Useful for 1950s documentary, museum, education, or editorial requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a Yellowstone geyser eruption.
Period detail: The visible period clues come mainly from the 8mm color home-movie texture, with no clothing, vehicles, signage, or dated objects visible in these frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, holding on the geyser plume from a fixed outdoor position as the eruption shifts against the cloudy sky.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall geyser plume, white steam, overcast clouds, dark treeline silhouettes, film frame borders, and dust or scratch marks.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and minor exposure variation that support its archival home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short nature insert, Yellowstone establishing cutaway, mid-century travel beat, or transition within a geothermal sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a mid-century park visitor view of Yellowstone geothermal activity without visible crowds, signage, or built infrastructure in the sampled frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should separately assess copyright status, park-related usage context, and any project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Yellowstone 8mm geyser eruption, vintage home movie geothermal footage, and mid-century national park travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other material from the same reel, then Yellowstone or Wyoming footage from 1958, then broader 1950s national park and geothermal nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing a geyser eruption rising above forest silhouettes beneath overcast clouds. — A geyser plume rises sharply behind a dark treeline in the opening frame.

1958 Yellowstone 8mm frame with a larger geyser steam column filling the sky above a dark treeline. — The eruption expands into a broad white steam column above the forest edge.

1958 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing geyser spray and steam rising into a pale cloudy sky above forest silhouettes. — Spray and steam climb into the cloudy sky as the treeline stays low in frame.

1958 Yellowstone 8mm frame with a white geyser plume drifting below layered gray clouds and visible film wear. — The geyser plume softens and spreads beneath layered gray clouds near the end of the clip.

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