Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Geyser Shooting Water Into The Sky On A Cloudy Day

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Cheyenne Wyoming

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Geyser Shooting Water Into The Sky On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures Old Faithful geyser erupting in Yellowstone National Park. The iconic geyser shoots a powerful plume of water and steam high into the sky against a backdrop of scattered white clouds and a teal-blue sky. The footage, framed by the classic 8mm film border, shows the eruption building from a low geyser mound surrounded by forested hills. The grainy texture and slightly faded colors of the Super 8 film add authentic retro charm, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a classic American natural wonder during a sunny day.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125291548

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$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: 1961 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: Cheyenne, 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 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a visitor-shot geyser eruption in the American West.
Period detail: The faded color, rounded 8mm frame edges and metadata year of 1961 place the clip in an early-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the geyser from a visitor vantage point, preserving the simple observation of a natural landmark erupting without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a geyser plume, white steam and spray, low mineral mound, distant tree line, blue sky, scattered clouds and black 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading and steady handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief natural-wonder insert, travel-memory cutaway, mid-century vacation beat or transition into park landscape material.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects mid-century leisure travel filming, with attention centered on the geyser spectacle rather than people or visitor infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos or private property are visible, but location identification and copyright status should still be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm geyser eruption, vintage Yellowstone-style home movie, Old Faithful steam plume and Wyoming national park travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Wyoming or Yellowstone-area 1961 travel footage, then with geysers, steam, clouds and national park landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm home-movie frame showing a geyser plume rising from a pale mound with distant trees and clouds in the sky. — A geyser begins or continues erupting from a low mound under scattered clouds.

1961 8mm frame of a tall geyser and steam plume rising above a pale basin with distant trees and a cloudy blue sky. — The geyser plume rises higher against a bright sky with scattered clouds.

1961 8mm home-movie frame with a closer, soft-focus view of the geyser plume filling much of the frame beneath clouds. — A closer shot emphasizes the dense white spray and steam of the eruption.

1961 8mm frame showing the geyser plume rising and dispersing into a cloudy blue sky, bordered by dark film edges. — The eruption plume continues upward and begins to disperse in the wind.

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