Colorado-1958: Man Standing By Fast Moving River Smoking Cigarette

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

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Man Standing By Fast Moving River Smoking Cigarette — Clip Details

A man in a light blue short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers stands on a rocky outcrop beside a fast-moving river in Colorado, 1958. He holds a cigarette in one hand and a small bottle in the other, bringing the cigarette to his lips in several frames. The rushing water churns white against the dark, rugged rocks of the riverbank. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural color grading with a slight purple tint, characteristic of vintage home movies from the late 1950s. The scene captures a quiet, contemplative moment in nature, with the man appearing relaxed and absorbed in the surroundings. The film grain and soft focus enhance the nostalgic, archival quality of this classic home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123590381

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: 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 1634 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: vacation,july,august,reel-1
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: colorado
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Colorado home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor river scene with an adult man smoking beside rushing water.
Period detail: The man's short-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, and small handheld bottle may show late-1950s casual travel clothing in a rocky Colorado river setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged pause as the man stands near the rapids, smokes, and looks down toward the water from the rocks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man, cigarette, small bottle, whitewater river, dark rocks, steep bank, and soft wooded or brushy background.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and a purple color shift that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, travel-memory beat, or cutaway between broader Colorado landscape or family-vacation scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational presence in a rugged river landscape without identifying the exact river, landmark, or occasion.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed even though no visible brands, private property, or music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Colorado 8mm home movie man smoking by river, vintage whitewater rocks, and midcentury outdoor travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Colorado travel scenes, then other 1958 Colorado waterways, then broader vintage outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Colorado home-movie footage, a man stands on a rocky bank beside rushing whitewater in a canyon-like setting. — A man pauses on the rocks beside the rushing river.

A man in a light short-sleeved shirt stands near Colorado rapids, raising a cigarette while holding a small bottle at his side. — The man raises a cigarette while standing close to the rapids.

The man faces the camera area while smoking on a rock ledge, with foaming river water and dark stone behind him. — Smoking beside the river, the man stands against a whitewater backdrop.

A man stands on riverside rocks in Colorado, looking down toward the rushing water with a small bottle hanging from one hand. — The man looks toward the water from the rocky edge.

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