Yellowstone Park Wyoming-1967: Smoke Billowing Out Of Rocky Ground

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

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Smoke Billowing Out Of Rocky Ground — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures billowing smoke rising from rocky terrain in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. The scene unfolds under a deep purple hue, likely due to film stock or lighting conditions, with thick plumes of smoke drifting across the frame. The rugged landscape features scattered rocks and sparse vegetation, suggesting a geothermal or volcanic event. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and slight camera shake, enhancing its authentic archival quality. This raw, unedited clip offers a rare glimpse into a natural phenomenon, perfect for historical documentaries, nature studies, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124541262

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Yellowstone 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief geothermal smoke or steam cutaway.
Period detail: The visible period clues are mainly the 8mm color cast, rounded frame edges, grain, and handheld framing, with no clothing, vehicles, or signage present.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot view of smoke or steam rising from rocky ground, observed without staging or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rocky ground, sparse grasses, pale smoke or steam, dark frame borders, purple-blue color shift, and soft handheld focus.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, a strong purple color shift, and slight handheld movement that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, environmental cutaway, or memory beat for Yellowstone geothermal activity.
Historical context: The scene shows a natural landscape in Yellowstone where smoke or steam appears to drift from rocky terrain, without visible visitors or facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-use context before publication.
Research search match: Search matches include 1967 Yellowstone 8mm steam, vintage home movie geothermal ground, rocky smoke plume, and 1960s Wyoming park footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1967 Yellowstone or Wyoming shots, then broader vintage geothermal, park landscape, or natural-hazard imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing smoke or steam drifting over rocky terrain with sparse vegetation and a purple color cast. — Smoke or steam rises from rocky ground in a purple-tinted Yellowstone landscape.

1967 Yellowstone 8mm frame with a thicker smoke or steam plume crossing rocky ground and low grasses. — A thicker plume drifts across rocks and sparse grass.

1967 Yellowstone home-movie frame where smoke or steam fills the foreground above gravel, rocks, and small grass clumps. — Smoke or steam spreads across the frame, partly obscuring the rocky ground.

1967 Yellowstone 8mm frame showing a hazy smoke or steam cloud over rocky terrain, with grasses visible near the bottom edge. — A hazy plume lingers over the rocky Yellowstone ground.

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