Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Steam Rises From A Geyser At The Crest Of A Small Hill

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

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Steam Rises From A Geyser At The Crest Of A Small Hill — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a geyser erupting at the crest of a small hill in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Plumes of steam rise into a blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds, viewed from a distance across a snowy or light-colored field. A small sign is visible in the foreground, and the footage shows natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic greenish tint of aged Super 8 film. The scene evokes a sense of natural wonder and mid-century Americana, perfect for nostalgic or historical content.

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: 125291564

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 suited to documentary or educational requests for distant geyser activity, steam, open sky, and mid-century travel observation in Wyoming.
Period detail: The small foreground sign, distant framing, and aged 8mm color may show a roadside or visitor-view record from the early 1960s, with the 1961 date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a distant visitor-shot view of the steam plume rather than staging action, preserving the quiet observational value of a travel home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a steam plume on a low hill, pale open ground, blue-green sky, scattered clouds, a small foreground sign, dark frame edges, and contact-sheet divider bars.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, muted green-blue color shift, mild blur, uneven exposure, and gate-edge darkness that help identify it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for geothermal landscapes, western travel, roadside sightseeing, or archival nature observation.
Historical context: The scene reflects a mid-century amateur travel perspective on an outdoor natural feature, with the landscape recorded from a distance and no visible people or vehicles.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible in the supplied frames, but location identity and any site-specific permissions should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1961 8mm geyser steam, Wyoming home movie landscape, vintage travel footage of a steam plume, and mid-century archival nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with Cheyenne or Wyoming 1961 travel footage, and then with broader 1960s geyser, steam, mountain, or roadside nature material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a distant geyser-like steam plume on a low hill under a blue-green sky with clouds and a small foreground sign. — Steam rises from a low hill in a distant outdoor landscape, framed by clouds and aged 8mm color.

1961 Wyoming home-movie frame with a distant steam plume at a low hill crest, scattered clouds, pale ground, and a small sign near the bottom edge. — A distant geyser or steam vent rises above a low hill beneath scattered clouds.

Aged 8mm frame from the Wyoming clip showing steam rising beyond pale ground, with clouds overhead and a dark contact-sheet bar crossing the view. — The steam plume remains visible despite soft focus and contact-sheet divider shadow.

1961 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a pale landscape, distant steam plume, soft clouds, and faint foreground sign in muted aged-film color. — A soft final view holds on the distant steam plume and open sky.

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