Colorado USA-1958: A Solitary Figure Smoking in a Rocky Landscape

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

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A Solitary Figure Smoking in a Rocky Landscape — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from 1958 captures a solitary figure standing in a rugged, rocky landscape under a deep purple sky. The person, seen from behind, appears to be smoking, with faint light reflecting off their form. The scene is bathed in an eerie, unnatural blue and purple light, creating a surreal, almost otherworldly atmosphere. The rocky terrain and the figure's silhouette evoke a sense of isolation and mystery, characteristic of vintage amateur film footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123600178

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Colorado home-movie requests needing a brief, atmospheric outdoor figure shot for documentary or memory-driven editing.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, heavy grain, and clothing silhouette may show a mid-century amateur travel or outdoor moment rather than a staged scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged pause as a solitary adult stands with their back to the camera in rough terrain and appears to smoke.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a standing figure, rocky ground, low stone-covered rise, dark sky, strong blue-purple color cast, and bright reflected highlights.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and saturated color shift typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or introspective memory beat suggesting isolation in an outdoor landscape.
Historical context: The scene visually places an individual in a rugged Colorado landscape, but the frames do not identify the exact site or activity beyond standing and smoking.
Research note: A person is visible from behind, so copyright, likeness, and any location-related issues should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Colorado 8mm home movie, solitary figure in rocky landscape, vintage outdoor smoking footage, and purple color-shift film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Colorado material, then broader 1950s outdoor solitude or rocky landscape scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Colorado 8mm frame showing a person from behind in a rocky outdoor landscape with strong blue-purple color shift. — A lone figure stands among rocks in a color-shifted outdoor landscape.

Color-shifted 8mm view of a person standing with their back to the camera in a rocky Colorado landscape. — The figure remains still with rocky terrain and a low rise behind them.

1958 Colorado home-movie frame with a dark-clothed figure standing in rough terrain under a blue-purple cast. — A dark-clothed figure stands centered against the rough landscape.

Grainy 8mm frame from Colorado showing a lone person in a rocky landscape with visible gate edges and color shift. — The final frame holds on the solitary figure and the surrounding rocks.

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