Wyoming-1939: Geyser Eruption in Clear Daylight

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

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Geyser Eruption in Clear Daylight — Clip Details

WYOMING-1939: This vintage 8mm home movie captures a dramatic geyser eruption on a clear day. The footage begins with a blank, overexposed frame, then reveals a cloudy sky before the geyser bursts into view, sending a massive plume of steam and water high into the air. The scene is shot on 8mm film, showing characteristic grain, scratches, and a slightly faded color palette typical of 1930s home movies. The raw, unedited quality offers authentic archival footage of a natural wonder in the American West.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608828

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: 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 home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum requests for brief natural-landmark atmosphere, especially geyser steam and sky before an eruption view.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era home-movie handling, faded color, and overexposed sky; the Wyoming 1939 setting is supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with simple framing and exposure drift typical of a traveler recording a dramatic geyser moment rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale sky, cloud texture, dark film edges, vertical scratches, dust specks, exposure shifts, and a small steam or water plume near the lower right.
Film character: The physical-film texture includes 8mm grain, heavy overexposure, gate-edge darkness, scratches, dust, and soft color fading that read as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, atmospheric transition, or memory beat around Yellowstone-region travel, geysers, natural wonders, or 1930s American West tourism.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a visitor observing geothermal activity in Wyoming, while the frames themselves provide no signage or exact landmark identification.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and confirm any location-specific claims before publication.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1939 Wyoming geyser home movie, 8mm geyser eruption steam, 1930s American West natural landmark footage, and vintage travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Wyoming or 1939 travel material, then broader geyser, steam, national park, or natural-wonder footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Overexposed 1939 8mm Wyoming frame with pale sky, dark gate edges, scratches, and dust, before the geyser is clearly visible. — Pale overexposed sky and film gate edges at the start of the clip.

Pale clouded sky in the Wyoming home-movie footage, bordered by dark 8mm frame edges with scratches and dust marks. — Clouded sky fills the frame with visible 8mm film wear.

Washed-out 8mm frame from the 1939 Wyoming clip, showing pale sky, faint cloud forms, scratches, dust, and dark film edges. — Washed-out sky and visible film texture before the geyser plume enters clearly.

A small geyser steam or water plume appears at the lower right of the 1939 Wyoming 8mm frame under a pale, scratched sky. — Geyser steam or water plume appears near the lower right edge of the frame.

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