Summit County Colorado USA-1962: Moving Scene Of A Two Lane Mountain Road Taken

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSummit, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Moving Scene Of A Two Lane Mountain Road Taken — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a scenic drive through Summit County, Colorado. The footage shows a two-lane mountain road winding through steep, rocky cliffs under a cloudy sky. The perspective is from inside a moving vehicle, with the road stretching ahead and a yellow center line guiding the way. A classic green car appears in the final frame, approaching on the opposite lane. The film exhibits natural grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 footage, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American road trip atmosphere.

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: 123758817

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 1636 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: spring time in the rockies
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: colorado
Date: 1962 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: Summit, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Colorado road-travel footage for documentary inserts, regional history sequences, and mid-century American road trip context.
Period detail: The clip may show early 1960s highway travel, with a painted yellow center line, roadside signs, metal guardrail, and a period green car visible in the final frame.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the passenger-seat, unstaged view from a moving vehicle as the road bends through steep mountain terrain.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a two-lane mountain road, yellow center stripe, rocky canyon walls, cloudy sky, guardrail, roadside signs, and an oncoming green car.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild color shift, gate edges, and motion blur consistent with handheld filming from a moving car.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel insert, road-transition shot, location-establishing cutaway, or memory beat in a mid-century journey sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents automobile travel through mountainous Summit County scenery without visible people, businesses, or identifiable private residences.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are apparent, but copyright status, roadway location, and any sign legibility should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 8mm Colorado mountain road, Summit County scenic drive, vintage home movie highway, and mid-century car travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1962 Summit County or Colorado travel clips, then with broader mountain road and road trip material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm view of a two-lane road through steep Summit County, Colorado mountain terrain, filmed from a moving vehicle. — A winding mountain road leads between rocky slopes with a yellow center line and roadside signs.

Moving 8mm view along a curving two-lane road in Summit County, Colorado, with guardrail and steep rock faces visible. — The road curves through a narrow mountain corridor with signs and guardrail along the shoulder.

1962 home-movie frame of a two-lane Colorado mountain road descending through rocky terrain from inside a moving car. — A downhill stretch of mountain highway runs between dark slopes and roadside barriers.

A green period car approaches on the opposite lane of a Summit County mountain road in this 1962 8mm travel frame. — An oncoming green car appears as the mountain road follows a bend through the valley.

Visually Similar Clips