Utah USA-1939: Woman Sitting on Rock by Muddy River

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

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Woman Sitting on Rock by Muddy River — Clip Details

UTAH USA-1939: A slow-moving, muddy river winds through a rugged canyon with steep, rocky walls. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures the natural flow of the water and the arid landscape. In a later frame, a woman in light-colored clothing sits on a large rock, posing against the vast desert backdrop. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of vintage home movie footage, evoking a sense of historical Americana and personal memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124763521

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

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

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: Useful for 1930s Utah home-movie requests needing arid canyon river scenery, desert travel atmosphere, or brief natural landscape inserts.
Period detail: The frames may show 1930s amateur travel footage through Utah canyon country, with the era mainly supported by the 1939 metadata and 8mm source format.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the muddy river from a visitor viewpoint, lingering on the winding channel rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a muddy river, steep rocky canyon walls, sunlit arid slopes, dark film borders, soft focus, and contact-sheet frame divisions.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, gate shadows, and slight handheld softness consistent with home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a landscape cutaway, travel transition, memory beat, or quiet insert before or after human footage from the same reel.
Historical context: The clip gives visual context for prewar American leisure travel through a dry western river canyon without identifying a specific landmark.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, so likeness review may be needed for the seated woman, while copyright and location/property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 Utah 8mm muddy river canyon, vintage home movie desert river, and 1930s American West travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1939 Utah travel scenes, then broader arid canyon river or American West home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Utah 8mm frame showing a close, soft-focused view of muddy river water within dark home-movie borders. — Close view of muddy river water in a vintage 8mm frame.

1939 Utah 8mm frame of a muddy river winding between steep, rocky canyon walls under harsh sunlight. — A muddy river bends through a rocky Utah canyon.

1939 Utah 8mm frame showing the broad muddy river channel below rough canyon walls and arid slopes. — The river channel widens between rugged canyon banks.

1939 Utah 8mm frame of a winding muddy river between canyon walls, with shadow on one bank and sunlit rock on the other. — A winding muddy river passes through sunlit and shadowed canyon walls.

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