Mauna Ulu Hawaii-1971: Spurting Lava Flowing Fairly Quickly Burning Everything

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMauna Ulu, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Mauna Ulu Hawaii

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Spurting Lava Flowing Fairly Quickly Burning Everything — Clip Details

MAUNA ULU HAWAII-1971: Spurting lava flows across the volcanic landscape, glowing bright orange and red against the dark night. The intense heat illuminates the surrounding terrain, with silhouetted trees and volcanic debris visible in the foreground. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the raw power of nature with authentic grain, scratches, and warm color tones. The footage shows the lava's movement and the fiery glow of the eruption, offering a rare glimpse of the 1971 Mauna Ulu eruption. Ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 124348119

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$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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 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: Mauna Ulu, Hawaii, 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 for 1970s archival requests needing 8mm home-movie views of Mauna Ulu lava activity for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The warm 8mm color, soft focus, and metadata-supported 1971 Mauna Ulu location place this as early 1970s visitor-shot volcanic footage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes lava glow and silhouetted trees from a fixed, handheld visitor perspective rather than a staged scientific or news setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include orange lava glow, dark tree trunks, blurred branches, smoky or heat-hazed sky, black frame edges, scratches, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, warm red-orange exposure, soft focus, gate edges, and visible scratches that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or atmospheric cutaway for volcanic eruption context, danger, heat, or remembered travel footage.
Historical context: The footage visually documents lava and vegetation in a volcanic landscape, with no people, signage, or infrastructure visible in these frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and any associated source-reel rights still require review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm lava footage, Hawaii volcano home movie, vintage volcanic eruption, glowing lava flow, and burning trees.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Mauna Ulu or Hawaii volcano clips, then broader lava, fire, and natural-disaster footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame with orange lava glow, soft branches, dark edges, grain, and scratches. — Lava glow and blurred vegetation fill the opening frame.

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm view of orange volcanic light behind branches, with warm exposure and visible film wear. — A branch silhouette crosses the glowing volcanic scene.

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame showing dark tree trunks over bright lava glow, smoke or heat haze, and red-orange exposure. — Tree trunks are silhouetted against a bright lava-lit foreground.

1971 Mauna Ulu 8mm frame with tree trunks, intense orange lava light, smoky haze, grain, and a long scratch mark. — The final frame holds on trees lit by the volcanic glow.

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