Colorado USA-1938: A Walk In Nature Amongst The Trees Of A Forest And By A Waterfall

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1933 Colorado

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A Walk In Nature Amongst The Trees Of A Forest And By A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a family hiking through a dense Colorado forest. The first frames reveal a powerful waterfall cascading between rocky cliffs, viewed through silhouetted tree branches under a bright blue sky. The scene transitions to a group of people walking along a sun-dappled forest path, dressed in period-appropriate clothing. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation. Ideal for historical documentaries, nature-themed projects, or archival storytelling.

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: 124760964

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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: Colorado, 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: Supports 1930s Colorado home-movie requests needing outdoor recreation, forest hiking, and waterfall cutaways for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The walkers' long dresses, light shirts, brimmed hats, and informal trail clothing may show late-1930s leisure dress in a mountain forest setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a scenic waterfall view to a small group walking together on a wooded trail.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a waterfall, rocky cliffs, silhouetted branches, tall forest trees, a dirt path, hikers, sun patches, and exposed rocks.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, high-contrast exposure, soft focus, saturated blues, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, nature transition, travel-memory beat, or period recreation cutaway.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational walking in a Colorado forest, linking a natural landscape view with family or group leisure activity.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1938 Colorado 8mm hiking, vintage forest trail home movie, waterfall through trees, and 1930s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel footage, then Colorado material from 1938, then broader 1930s hiking, waterfall, and forest recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Colorado 8mm frame showing a bright waterfall between rocks, partly obscured by silhouetted forest branches. — Waterfall seen through dark branches and rocky cliff edges.

Colorado forest view with a white waterfall dropping beside rock faces, framed by dark branches in 8mm home-movie color. — Rocky waterfall framed by trees in a mountain forest setting.

8mm frame of a Colorado waterfall descending through rocks, with foreground branches and strong contrast from the original film exposure. — Waterfall and cliff surfaces partially hidden by foreground branches.

1938 Colorado home-movie frame showing a small group walking along a sunlit forest trail between tall trees and scattered rocks. — Walkers move along a wooded trail under tall trees.

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