Wyoming-1939: Old Signage For Reynolds Pass And A Description Of It

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

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Old Signage For Reynolds Pass And A Description Of It — Clip Details

WYOMING-1939: A close-up of a weathered wooden sign for Reynolds Pass, featuring black text on a yellow background detailing its history as a mountain pass over the Continental Divide. The sign recounts Jim Bridger's 1860 expedition guided by Capt. W.F. Reynolds of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural film grain, slight flicker, and vintage color tones characteristic of home movies from the late 1930s. The sign is mounted outdoors, likely at the pass itself, with a blurred natural backdrop suggesting a remote mountain location.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127609429

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$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

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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: Useful for 1930s Wyoming archival requests needing a brief landmark-sign cutaway or explanatory insert for western travel, mountain-pass history, or road-trip context.
Period detail: The weathered painted sign, outdoor mounting, and vintage color 8mm texture support the 1939 home-movie context while the text identifies Raynolds' Pass over the Continental Divide.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding close on a roadside historical marker so the written description can be read rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow wooden sign, black painted title text, dense explanatory writing, a wooden frame, outdoor light, soft background detail, film gate edges, and dust specks.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, warm color shift, slight flicker, soft focus, and minor frame-edge instability consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, location-establishing cutaway, or transition into Wyoming travel, western exploration, or Continental Divide material.
Historical context: The sign presents a local historical account connected to Raynolds' Pass and Jim Bridger, but the footage itself documents the marker as it appeared to a 1939 traveler.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, but the sign text and any location/property context should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1930s Wyoming 8mm footage, Raynolds' Pass sign, Continental Divide marker, western roadside historical sign, and vintage mountain-pass home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Wyoming or Continental Divide footage, then with broader western landmark-sign and road-travel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a close view of the Raynolds' Pass historical sign mounted outdoors. — Close-up of the Raynolds' Pass marker and its written historical description.

Close 8mm view of the Raynolds' Pass sign in Wyoming, with soft focus and warm aged color. — The marker remains centered, with the title and several lines of text visible.

1939 home-movie frame of the Raynolds' Pass roadside marker, showing its framed board and explanatory lettering. — A steady close-up records the sign's framed board and dense historical text.

Final 8mm frame of the Raynolds' Pass sign, with the outdoor marker still centered against a soft background. — The shot holds on the marker as film grain, flicker, and edge wear remain visible.

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