Colorado Springs USA-1958: View Of Yellow Pikes Peak Summit Sign And People

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationColorado Springs, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Colorado

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View Of Yellow Pikes Peak Summit Sign And People — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a couple at the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. A woman in a red jacket and a man in a light shirt stand beneath the iconic wooden sign marking the 14,110-foot altitude. The scene shifts to show the Pikes Peak Cog Railway train on the rocky summit, with passengers aboard. The footage features natural film grain, soft color saturation, and a nostalgic 1950s aesthetic, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123584812

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Colorado Springs, 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 1950s Colorado travel footage for documentary or museum sequences about Pikes Peak tourism, summit visits, and mountain railway sightseeing.
Period detail: The wooden summit altitude sign, visitor clothing, soft color 8mm stock, and cog railway car support the stated 1958 Colorado Springs setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot perspective, with adults posing casually at the summit sign before the camera turns to the railway car and rocky mountaintop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Pikes Peak summit sign, two adult visitors, a wooden railing, cloudy sky, rocky summit ground, and a cog railway train.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted mid-century color, slight exposure fluctuation, and handheld framing typical of 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel insert, mountain-summit cutaway, family-trip memory beat, or transition into broader Colorado tourism material.
Historical context: The scenes show mid-century visitors documenting a high-altitude tourist stop where the summit marker and railway both serve as visual anchors.
Research note: Faces and railway markings are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location context should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Pikes Peak summit home movie, Colorado Springs 8mm travel footage, cog railway train at summit, and vintage mountain tourism.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Colorado Springs or Pikes Peak footage, then broader mid-century scenic travel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame at the Pikes Peak summit in Colorado, showing two adults beneath the altitude sign and a cloudy sky. — Visitors stand below the Pikes Peak summit sign marked 14,110 feet.

Colorado Pikes Peak summit view with two adult visitors under the wooden altitude sign, filmed on 8mm in 1958. — Adults pause under the summit marker while the handheld camera frames the sign.

1958 8mm view of a Pikes Peak railway car on the rocky summit area, with small figures nearby and cloudy sky. — A cog railway car is seen across the rocky summit area.

Pikes Peak summit railway scene in 1958 home-movie footage, showing the train car, rocks, and distant visitors. — The camera holds on the railway car and visitors at the summit.

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