Utah USA-1939: View Of Sun Setting Behind Huge Cloud On A Clear Day

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationUtah, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Utah

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View Of Sun Setting Behind Huge Cloud On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a vast, open landscape in Utah. The view, framed by a dark window or vehicle interior, shows a dramatic sky with a large cloud formation silhouetted against warm orange and pink hues. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and dust, enhancing its authentic archival quality. A faint wire or string briefly crosses the frame, adding to the raw, unedited feel of this nostalgic Americana moment.

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: 124763215

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: 1939 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: Utah, 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: 1939 Utah 8mm home-movie sunset footage for documentary inserts, atmospheric transitions, or archival landscape context.
Period detail: The scene may show a late-1930s rural or roadside view, with open land, fence posts, and a dark vehicle or window edge framing the sky.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet, observational feel of a traveler filming the sunset from inside or beside a vehicle rather than staging a scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low sun, large cloud bank, pale evening sky, dark horizon, fence posts, window or vehicle framing, film dust, and scratches.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, dust, scratches, and uneven exposure that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief sunset cutaway, time-of-day transition, reflective memory beat, or rural travel atmosphere insert.
Historical context: The footage offers a small visual record of open Utah landscape and amateur travel filming without making specific claims about the site or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or identifiable private property are visible, but copyright status, source permissions, and location identification should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1939 Utah 8mm sunset, vintage home movie cloudscape, rural western landscape, and prewar American travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Utah material, then broader 1930s western landscape or sunset footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Utah 8mm frame with a dark interior or window edge partly obscuring an evening sky over open land. — A dark frame edge partly blocks the sunset view over a low rural horizon.

1939 Utah home-movie view of a large cloud bank silhouetted above open land at sunset. — A cloud bank sits above the dark horizon as the sun drops behind it.

1939 Utah 8mm sunset frame showing cloud layers, a low sun glow, and open rural ground. — Layered clouds and a faint sun glow appear above the open landscape.

1939 Utah home-movie sunset with a broad cloud bank, flat horizon, and dark side framing. — The final frame holds on the cloud bank and fading light over the horizon.

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