Wyoming-1951: Geyser Erupting and Producing Plume of Steam

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Wyoming

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Geyser Erupting and Producing Plume of Steam — Clip Details

WYOMING-1951: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a geyser slowly erupting in a natural landscape. Thick white steam rises from the ground between rocky formations, billowing into the overcast sky. The footage shows the geyser's gradual eruption, with steam and water shooting upward in a powerful plume. The scene is framed by dark, forested hills under a muted sky, with visible film grain and scratches characteristic of 1950s Super 8 footage. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a natural wonder in Wyoming during the early 1950s.

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: 127665139

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: 1951 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 1950s nature, travel, national park, or geology sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage of a geyser eruption in Wyoming.
Period detail: The visible period clues come mainly from the 8mm home-movie texture, muted color, and metadata-supported 1951 Wyoming setting rather than built objects or clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the geyser as steam builds and drifts across the rocky ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a geyser plume, thick white steam, rocky mineral ground, dark forested ridges, an overcast sky, and rounded film-frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, light scratches, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability give the scan a clear mid-century 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, travel cutaway, geology reference, or quiet transition into a Wyoming landscape or national park sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a mid-century tourist view of a natural geothermal feature, with attention fixed on the eruption rather than visitors or infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and location-related use requirements separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1951 Wyoming geyser 8mm footage, vintage home movie geothermal eruption, or mid-century national park steam plume.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1951 Wyoming material, then broader vintage geyser, geothermal, and national park nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame showing a geyser plume lifting from pale rocky ground before dark forested ridges. — A white geyser plume rises against dark hills and an overcast sky.

1951 Wyoming home-movie frame with dense geyser steam spreading above rocky mineral ground and distant wooded slopes. — The geyser plume thickens as steam spreads across the frame.

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame showing the geyser eruption continuing, with white steam over pale ground and dark hills. — Steam rises in a broad column from the geyser basin.

1951 Wyoming frame where the geyser plume lowers and drifts across the rocky basin, backed by dark ridges. — The steam plume drifts across the rocky geyser basin near the end of the shot.

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