Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Old Faithful Geyser Erupting In Yellowstone

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

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Old Faithful Geyser Erupting In Yellowstone — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures Old Faithful geyser erupting in Yellowstone National Park. The powerful plume of water and steam shoots skyward against a bright blue sky dotted with white clouds, framed by the natural landscape. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, offering authentic archival footage of a natural wonder. This nostalgic clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, and retro-themed projects.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: 125291561

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

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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 archival view of Old Faithful erupting in Yellowstone National Park.
Period detail: The frame shows color 8mm travel footage with mid-century home-movie handling, while visible era clues are limited to film stock, exposure, and handheld framing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the geyser eruption as a scenic landmark moment rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the geyser plume, steam, pale geyser basin, blue sky, scattered clouds, dark tree line, distant hills, and film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft grain, color fading, slight blur, and contact-sheet frame edges give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Yellowstone insert, travel-memory beat, nature cutaway, or short transition into archival park material.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century amateur travel filming of a major national park feature without showing visitors, signage, vehicles, or facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, archive ownership, and location-use context should still be reviewed for the intended production.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm Old Faithful eruption, Yellowstone geyser home movie, vintage national park footage, and archival geyser steam plume.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Yellowstone or 1961 travel footage, then broader vintage national park and geothermal landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm home-movie frame of Old Faithful erupting in Yellowstone, with steam rising over the pale geyser basin and distant tree line. — Old Faithful sends a tall plume of water and steam into the sky.

1961 Yellowstone travel-film frame showing Old Faithful at peak eruption against a bright sky and low wooded hills. — The geyser plume rises high against clouds and distant hills.

8mm frame from 1961 showing Old Faithful continuing to erupt, with a softer steam column and the Yellowstone landscape behind it. — Steam and spray continue to rise from the geyser basin.

1961 8mm Yellowstone frame showing Old Faithful's plume spreading outward as steam drifts above the geyser basin. — The eruption plume spreads and softens as steam drifts over the basin.

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