Yellowstone Park Wyoming-1967: Mud And Steam Spew Violently Up From Behind Rocks

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationYellowstone Park, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Mud And Steam Spew Violently Up From Behind Rocks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic natural event at Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. The footage shows thick steam and muddy water violently erupting from the ground between large rocks, creating a turbulent, misty scene. The view is framed by the film's characteristic borders, with visible grain and slight color fading typical of Super 8 footage. The chaotic spewing suggests geothermal activity, offering a raw, unfiltered glimpse of nature's power from a bygone era. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.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: 124541120

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 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: Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, 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

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: 1960s 8mm Yellowstone geothermal footage for documentary inserts, educational geology sequences, or archival nature coverage needing visitor-shot material.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm color stock, rounded frame edges, fading, and handheld framing, with the 1967 Yellowstone setting supported by metadata rather than signage in view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-held camera staying close on an erupting mud and steam feature, emphasizing immediate observation rather than staged composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale rocks, brown mud, dense steam, a geothermal basin surface, dark film borders, soft focus, dust specks, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm archival texture through grain, faded color, slight blur, gate edges, and handheld instability during the steam and mud eruption.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or atmospheric insert for Yellowstone, geothermal activity, volcanic landscapes, or midcentury travel memory.
Historical context: The scene shows a natural geothermal feature as encountered by a park visitor, with no people, signage, buildings, or modern infrastructure visible in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still clear film copyright and verify location-specific permissions for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1967 Yellowstone 8mm geothermal activity, vintage home movie mud pot steam, and 1960s Wyoming park footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1967 Yellowstone material, then broader 8mm travel footage of geothermal landscapes and western parks.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing steam and muddy water erupting behind pale rocks, with soft focus and visible film edges. — Mud and steam surge behind rocks in a handheld Yellowstone park view.

1967 Yellowstone 8mm frame with drifting steam, pale rocks, and muddy geothermal water churning at the edge of view. — Steam clouds the rocky foreground as muddy water churns nearby.

1967 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing a muddy geothermal burst behind foreground rocks, partly obscured by steam and film grain. — A muddy burst rises through steam behind the pale rocks.

Final 8mm frame from the Yellowstone clip appears mostly pale and overexposed, with dust specks and minimal visible landscape detail. — The scene fades into a pale, overexposed film frame with dust marks.

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