Gila National Forest New Mexico-1973: A View Of Layered Mountain Slopes And Pine Trees

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationGila National Forest New, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 New Mexico

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A View Of Layered Mountain Slopes And Pine Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a sweeping view of layered mountain slopes in Gila National Forest, New Mexico. The rugged terrain features distinct stratified rock formations and scattered pine trees under a vibrant blue sky with wispy clouds. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows subtle camera movement and natural film grain, with light flares and scratches adding to its authentic retro aesthetic. This archival clip evokes a sense of quiet exploration and mid-century Americana.

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: 124349745

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 1275 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: mexico
Date: 1973 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: Gila National Forest New, Mexico 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 1970s documentary or educational requests needing a brief home-movie view of mountain terrain in Gila National Forest, New Mexico.
Period detail: The 8mm color, window-framed viewpoint, and 1973 metadata support a 1970s travel or road-trip context without visible signs or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, looking out from behind a window frame toward layered slopes rather than staging a scenic panorama.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include stratified rocky hillsides, scattered pine trees, blue sky, small clouds, dark window dividers, foreground posts, and film-edge shadows.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, slight handheld movement, blue color shift, scratches, and small light flares give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short scenic cutaway, travel transition, landscape insert, or reflective memory beat within a Southwestern road sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a 1970s home-movie encounter with public forest scenery and rugged New Mexico terrain, with no people or vehicles visible.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any project-specific land-use concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1973 8mm Gila National Forest footage, New Mexico mountain slopes, vintage home movie landscape, or stratified rock hillside.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1973 Gila National Forest or New Mexico clips, then broader vintage Southwestern mountain landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm view of layered slopes and pine trees in Gila National Forest, New Mexico, framed by dark window edges. — Layered forested slope seen through a window-framed 8mm view.

Gila National Forest hillside with horizontal rock layers and pine trees, captured on 1973 8mm film with visible flare. — Stratified hillside and pines under a bright sky, with film flare visible.

1973 home-movie frame of Gila National Forest terrain, showing layered rock, pines, and a vertical foreground post. — Layered slope and trees viewed past a vertical foreground post.

Gila National Forest mountain slope in a 1973 8mm frame, with pine trees, horizontal rock bands, and window framing. — Pine-dotted rock bands across a hillside beneath a clear blue sky.

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