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Utah-1951: Hard To See Lake

  • Year1951
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationUtah, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Utah
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Hard To See Lake — Clip Details

UTAH-1951: A grainy, low-contrast 8mm home movie clip showing a dark, indistinct landscape. The frame is dominated by a pale, washed-out sky and a faint horizontal line suggesting a distant horizon or waterline. The image is obscured by film damage, including scratches, dust, and a prominent vertical tear in the final frame. This authentic vintage footage captures the imperfections of 1950s home movie film, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a forgotten moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127552261

Rights & Clearance

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
1951 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Utah, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • lake
  • muddy
  • dark
  • not easy to see
  • hard
  • nature
  • utah
  • 1951
  • 1950s home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1951 archival footage
  • Utah home movie
  • dark landscape
  • film scratches
  • film damage
  • old film grain
  • 8mm film
  • vintage film
  • archival footage
  • nostalgic footage
  • 1950s footage
  • film tear
  • low contrast
  • faded film
  • vintage 8mm
  • 1950s
  • vintage film grain

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s archival requests needing an indistinct Utah lake or landscape insert with authentic 8mm home-movie texture.

Still Frames From This Clip

Pale low-contrast sky or waterline with dark film gate edges.

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