Wyoming-1939: Geyser Erupting Skyward Against Cloudy Sky

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 · Wyoming, United States
StatusDirect License

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Geyser Erupting Skyward Against Cloudy Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic geyser eruption in Wyoming. The black-and-white footage shows a towering plume of steam and water shooting skyward against a cloudy sky, viewed through a window frame. The image is grainy and weathered, with visible scratches and dust typical of archival Super 8 film. The scene conveys a sense of natural wonder and historical authenticity, offering a rare glimpse of a geothermal event from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608208

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1939 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: 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: 1930s Wyoming 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing an archival visitor view of a geyser eruption.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm view and window-framed vantage support a late-1930s home-movie reading, while no signage or landmark marker is visible in these frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of a visitor-shot moment, watching a natural spectacle from a partially obstructed window or vehicle frame rather than a staged viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a geyser plume, cloudy sky, dark window bars, bright overexposed haze, distant ground or basin edge, dust, scratches, and frame wear.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, heavy grain, dust, scratches, and slight contact-sheet instability that read as physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for geothermal tourism, Wyoming travel, national-park landscapes, or prewar home-movie sequences.
Historical context: The view suggests early recreational filming of a geothermal scene, with the camera positioned behind a dark frame that partially abstracts the eruption.
Research note: Metadata flags people visible in the clip, so likeness review is advised; no logos or private property are visible here, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Wyoming geyser home movie, 1930s 8mm geyser eruption, black-and-white geothermal footage, and vintage park travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1939 Wyoming travel scenes, then broader 1930s nature, geyser, and geothermal-tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a pale geyser plume and cloudy sky partly blocked by dark window framing. — A geyser plume rises beyond dark vertical framing, with dust and scratches visible across the film.
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Black-and-white 8mm view of a geyser eruption in Wyoming, with steam and cloud forms behind a central window bar. — Steam and cloud shapes merge behind a dark central frame during the geyser eruption.
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A soft, bright 1939 Wyoming geyser view with a low dark ground edge and vertical window framing in worn 8mm footage. — The eruption appears soft and bright, with a low dark edge at the bottom of the frame.
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Late-1930s Wyoming 8mm still showing geyser steam against clouds, bordered by dark window or vehicle framing. — A final view holds on the steam plume, cloudy sky, and dark framing at the edge of the shot.
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