Denver Colorado-1958: Forest Service Sign For Continental Divide Berthoud Pass

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

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Forest Service Sign For Continental Divide Berthoud Pass — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO-1958: A close-up shot of a vintage 8mm film sign at Berthoud Pass, marking the Continental Divide at an elevation of 11,307 feet. The black sign with white lettering details the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean watersheds, noting the lodge and ski lift are privately operated under U.S. Forest Service permit. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain and warm color tones characteristic of 1950s home movies, capturing a moment of American outdoor history.

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: 123604982

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Denver, 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 documentary or educational edits needing a concise visitor-shot view of Berthoud Pass and the Continental Divide marker.
Period detail: The painted U.S. Forest Service sign, elevation text, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s mountain travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a traveler pausing to record a roadside landmark sign rather than a staged promotional view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Berthoud Pass sign, U.S. Forest Service shield, watershed labels, elevation number, stone base, trees, and lodge siding.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, warm color, slight softness, and minor handheld variation consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, location identifier, travel transition, or contextual cutaway in a mountain-road or skiing sequence.
Historical context: The sign places the view at the Continental Divide and notes public-land permit language for a privately operated lodge and ski lift.
Research note: No people are visible, but the U.S. Forest Service shield and signage text should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and location-use context.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm Berthoud Pass sign, Continental Divide marker, Colorado mountain travel footage, and Forest Service roadside sign.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then Denver or Colorado 1958 travel footage, then broader Continental Divide, ski-area, or Forest Service sign material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame of the Berthoud Pass Continental Divide sign showing elevation 11,307 and U.S. Forest Service markings. — Berthoud Pass sign marking the Continental Divide and watershed split.

Close 1958 home-movie view of the Berthoud Pass sign with watershed labels and Forest Service permit wording. — The sign identifies Berthoud Pass at the Continental Divide.

1950s Colorado travel frame showing the Berthoud Pass Continental Divide marker and elevation 11,307. — The marker lists the elevation and the Pacific and Atlantic watershed sides.

Final 8mm frame of the Berthoud Pass sign, with permit wording and watershed labels visible on the board. — A visitor-shot close-up holds on the Berthoud Pass sign.

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