Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: A Geyser Erupts With a Towering Plume of Steam Against the Sky

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

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A Geyser Erupts With a Towering Plume of Steam Against... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a powerful geyser eruption in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A towering plume of white steam and water shoots skyward against a teal-blue sky dotted with fluffy clouds. The natural spectacle dominates the frame, with forested hills visible at the base. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, offering authentic archival footage of a natural wonder. This nostalgic clip evokes mid-century Americana and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 125291549

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: 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 productions needing a brief natural-spectacle insert of a geyser eruption in the American West.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century color 8mm texture, with no visible clothing, vehicles, signage, or architecture to further date the scene beyond the supplied 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, holding on the geyser plume as a travel-memory record rather than a staged scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall white geyser plume, teal-blue sky, scattered clouds, low wooded hills, pale ground or water at the base, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, color shift toward teal, uneven exposure, slight handheld movement, dust marks, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, transition, travel insert, or visual memory beat for geothermal landscapes and mid-century road-trip material.
Historical context: The scene reflects home-movie documentation of a public natural attraction, with the spectacle framed more as a travel observation than a formal landscape study.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status, location accuracy, and any site-specific access or filming restrictions.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1961 8mm geyser eruption, vintage Wyoming travel footage, home movie natural wonder, and mid-century geothermal landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel shots, then other 1961 Wyoming material, then broader vintage geyser, national park, and American West nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm frame of a geyser plume rising high against a teal-blue sky, with scattered clouds and low wooded hills near the base. — A white geyser plume rises vertically against a cloud-dotted sky.

1961 8mm frame showing the upper part of a geyser eruption against a blue-green sky with soft clouds and film-edge borders. — The geyser plume reaches upward through the center of the frame.

1961 8mm frame of a broad white geyser burst rising from a pale basin, with low hills and scattered clouds behind it. — A broad geyser spray fills the lower center of the frame.

1961 8mm frame with a large geyser plume dominating the right side, set against clouds, teal sky, and a low dark hillside. — The eruption expands into a dense white plume above the landscape.

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