Aspen Colorado-1961: Row of Silver Storage Tanks in Tan Field

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationAspen, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Aspen Colorado

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Row of Silver Storage Tanks in Tan Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched rural landscape in Aspen, Colorado. The footage shows a long row of silver cylindrical storage tanks in a tan field under a bright blue sky. The camera moves steadily, likely from a vehicle, with slight motion blur and film grain characteristic of Super 8 footage. A bird flies across the frame in one shot, and power lines appear in the distance. The final frame shifts to a man in a dark sweater with a yellow collar seen from behind, standing at a counter, suggesting a brief stop at a roadside facility. This archival clip evokes mid-century Americana and industrial nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127467423

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1208 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #2
Reel-level year note: 1961
Reel-level location note: aspen colorado
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Aspen, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing brief home-movie views of rural roadside industry, storage tanks, travel movement, or a passing stop in Aspen, Colorado.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century roadside infrastructure, with silver cylindrical tanks, utility poles, painted signage, and a man in dark clothing seen inside or beside a facility.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a traveler-shot perspective, moving past tanks from behind a window or vehicle framing before briefly catching a man at a counter.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include silver storage tanks, tan open ground, blue sky, utility poles, dark window bars, roadside signage, a man from behind, and stacked cans or containers.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate shadows, exposure shifts, motion blur, and vertical frame divisions that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel transition, industrial insert, or memory beat between rural landscape and roadside-stop footage.
Historical context: The imagery gives visual context for ordinary 1961 travel and roadside industrial surroundings without identifying the facility or specific business shown.
Research note: People and possible signage or brands are visible, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and location/property questions should be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 8mm Aspen Colorado storage tanks, mid-century roadside facility, rural industrial tanks, and home movie travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel or roadside frames, then with Aspen or Colorado 1961 material, then with broader 1960s rural industry or road-trip footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Aspen, Colorado footage appears to show a long row of silver storage tanks in a tan field, framed by dark vehicle or window edges. — Storage tanks stretch across a dry field in bright daylight.

A moving 8mm view in Aspen, Colorado shows silver storage tanks, utility poles, and open tan ground under a bright sky. — The camera passes a row of tanks and utility poles.

A blurred 1961 home-movie frame shows a man in dark clothing near a roadside facility or counter, with signage and structural framing visible. — A man moves near signage and a counter area during the roadside stop.

A man with a yellow collar is seen from behind at a counter or service window, with shelves, stacked containers, and exterior tanks visible. — A man stands at a service window with tanks and stacked containers nearby.

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