Wyoming-1939: Woman Seated by Water Under Cloudy Sky

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

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Woman Seated by Water Under Cloudy Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene landscape from Wyoming. The sequence opens with a bright, overexposed sky before revealing a vast expanse of water under layered clouds, with distant mountains visible on the horizon. The film shows natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches typical of archival Super 8 footage. In the final frame, a woman in period clothing appears seated among rocks and wildflowers, adding a human element to the tranquil natural setting. The footage evokes a sense of quiet nostalgia and historical Americana.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608965

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: No
Audible music: No

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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 landscape footage suited for documentary inserts about travel, nature observation, or quiet Americana.
Period detail: The only visible era clue is a woman in period-looking outdoor clothing, while the date and Wyoming location come from clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The sequence feels like a traveler pausing on distant water and clouds before including a seated companion among rocks and wildflowers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include layered clouds, pale water, a dark mountain horizon, rocky ground, wildflowers, and a seated woman outdoors.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, color fading, edge vignetting, scratches, and exposure shifts typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nature cutaway, travel-memory transition, or contemplative insert before a human presence appears.
Historical context: The clip visually places a small human figure within a broad western landscape without supporting claims about a specific site or event.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and any property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm Wyoming landscape, cloudy lake or water horizon, woman in nature, and vintage home movie travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Wyoming material, then with vintage western landscape and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming home-movie frame showing layered clouds above pale water and distant dark mountains. — Layered clouds hang above water and a distant mountain line.

Cloudy Wyoming water view with a dark mountain horizon, shown in faded 8mm color. — A still view of clouds, water, and distant mountains.

Wide 1939 home-movie view of layered clouds over water with a low mountain horizon in Wyoming. — Cloud layers stretch across water with mountains in the distance.

A woman in period-looking clothing sits among rocks and wildflowers in the Wyoming landscape. — A seated woman appears among rocks and wildflowers near the end of the shot.

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