Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Geyser Erupts in Towering Plume Against Blue Sky with Puffy Clouds

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

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Geyser Erupts in Towering Plume Against Blue Sky with... — Clip Details

CHEYENNE WYOMING-1961: A powerful geyser erupts in a towering plume of water and steam against a vibrant blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the natural wonder in rich, saturated colors with visible grain and soft focus characteristic of vintage home movies. The eruption builds from a central column, expanding into a dramatic cloud of mist, with a forested landscape visible in the background. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a classic American natural landmark, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 125291557

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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

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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 travel footage useful for documentary or educational edits needing a visitor-shot view of a geyser eruption in Wyoming-era vacation material.
Period detail: The frames show saturated 8mm color, soft focus, rounded frame edges, and outdoor sightseeing subject matter consistent with early 1960s home-movie travel footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot landmark perspective, holding on the geyser plume as it rises against sky and distant landscape without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall geyser plume, drifting steam mist, blue sky, puffy white clouds, pale geyser basin, dark film borders, and a forested ridge.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft registration, mild exposure variation, saturated cyan sky, and dark gate edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short natural-wonder insert, travel-memory cutaway, science illustration beat, or transition within a mid-century American vacation sequence.
Historical context: The view reflects mid-century tourist filming of a geothermal landscape, with the natural spectacle emphasized over people, signage, or built surroundings.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-based permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm geyser eruption, Wyoming home movie geyser, vintage travel footage steam plume, and mid-century natural landmark film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Wyoming 1961 travel material, and then with broader 1960s nature, road trip, or geothermal landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a tall geyser eruption against blue sky and puffy clouds, with dark film borders visible. — A geyser plume rises vertically against a cloud-dotted sky.

1961 Wyoming 8mm frame with a geyser plume spreading into mist beneath scattered white clouds. — The geyser eruption widens into a soft cloud of spray and steam.

1961 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a geyser erupting from a pale basin, with clouds and a dark ridge in the background. — A wider view shows the geyser rising from the basin with landscape behind it.

1961 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a broad geyser plume over a pale geothermal basin, backed by a dark ridge and clouded sky. — A broad column of water and steam rises above the basin near a distant ridge.

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