Yellowstone Wyoming USA-1967: Devils Tower Columnar Basalt Formation

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationYellowstone, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Yellowstone Wyoming

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Devils Tower Columnar Basalt Formation — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Devils Tower in Yellowstone Wyoming. The footage shows a low-angle view of the massive rock formation's distinctive columnar basalt structure against a deep blue sky. The camera slowly zooms in, emphasizing the rugged texture and vertical striations of the natural landmark. Green trees frame the base, adding contrast to the tan and brown stone. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a famous American geological wonder from a mid-century perspective.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124627551

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: 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, 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: Useful for 1960s U.S. travel, geology, national landmark, or Western landscape sequences needing authentic 8mm visitor-shot footage.
Period detail: The saturated color, 8mm frame texture, and metadata date place this as late-1960s home-movie travel footage, though no cars, clothing, or signage are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor's low-angle home-movie view of a monumental rock formation, lingering on texture rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include vertical stone columns, rough tan and brown rock, deep blue sky, dark film-frame borders, and sparse trees at the base.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, strong color saturation, slight softness, and contact-print framing that reinforce its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief landmark insert, geology cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a 1960s American West sequence.
Historical context: The view reflects mid-century recreational filming of a well-known geological landmark, focused on scale and natural texture rather than visitor activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location claims, and any monument or land-management context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1967 8mm Devils Tower footage, 1960s Wyoming travel film, columnar basalt close view, and vintage American West home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel footage, then with 1967 Wyoming or Yellowstone-area material, then with broader U.S. landmark and geology clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 8mm frame showing a low-angle view of Devils Tower's vertical rock columns against blue sky, with trees near the base. — Low-angle visitor view of the columnar rock face and trees below.

Closer 1967 8mm view of Devils Tower's striated stone face, emphasizing vertical columns and rough weathered texture. — Closer view of the tower's vertical stone columns and uneven crest.

1967 8mm frame with the rock formation filling the view, showing rugged vertical columns and a narrow band of blue sky. — The camera tightens on the rugged columnar stone surface.

Tight 1967 8mm view of Devils Tower's upper rock face, with fractured vertical columns silhouetted against saturated blue sky. — Tight final view of the upper rock face and columnar texture.

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