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Wyoming-1951: View Of Geyser Steam And Green Tree On A Clear Day

  • Year1951
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationWyoming, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Wyoming
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View Of Geyser Steam And Green Tree On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1951, this vintage home movie captures a geyser erupting with thick steam rising from a mineral-streaked vent in Yellowstone National Park. The scene transitions to a wide view of the geothermal landscape, showing steam vents, barren earth, and scattered evergreen trees under a clear sky. A mix of living pines and dead, bleached trunks frame the view, with distant mountains visible across a calm lake. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and the authentic look of mid-century amateur cinematography.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127665552

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Wyoming, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • color
  • objects
  • outdoors
  • nature
  • weather
  • view
  • geyser
  • steam
  • green
  • tree
  • clear
  • day
  • wyoming
  • 1951
  • 1951 geyser eruption
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • vintage 8mm film
  • steam vent
  • geothermal activity
  • old home movie
  • retro nature footage
  • Wyoming landscape
  • 1950s film
  • archival geyser footage
  • classic Super 8
  • outdoor adventure
  • natural wonder
  • historic film
  • nostalgic travel
  • American West
  • wilderness scenery
  • vintage documentary
  • old footage
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s 8mm Yellowstone geothermal scenery suited for documentary inserts about mid-century travel, national parks, natural landscapes, or home-movie views of the American West.
Period detail
The 1951 date is supported by metadata, while the visible clues are mainly the color 8mm stock, soft focus, and amateur framing rather than dated clothing, vehicles, or signage.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, pausing on geyser steam and then drifting to a scenic overlook with trees, lake, and distant mountains.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a steaming geyser vent, pale mineral ground, evergreen trees, dead bleached trunks, a calm lake, distant hills, and soft sky.
Film character
The footage shows mid-century 8mm texture with grain, muted color, rounded frame edges, slight softness, and exposure variation from amateur handheld filming.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or atmospheric memory beat for Yellowstone travel, geothermal landscapes, or postwar family-tour sequences.
Historical context
The views reflect a mid-century home-movie encounter with Yellowstone's geothermal terrain and scenic overlooks, without visible crowds, vehicles, or built visitor facilities.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location restrictions, and production-specific context before use.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1951 Wyoming 8mm geyser steam, Yellowstone home movie landscape, vintage national park footage, and mid-century geothermal scenery.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1951 Wyoming or Yellowstone footage, then broader vintage national park and geothermal landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame showing thick geyser steam over pale mineral ground in Yellowstone National Park.
Geyser steam rises from a mineral vent in the geothermal landscape.
1951 Yellowstone home-movie frame with steam drifting across a pale geothermal vent and rough mineral surface.
A dense plume of steam moves across the geyser vent area.
1951 Wyoming 8mm view of Yellowstone terrain with pines, dead trunks, a lake, and distant mountains.
Evergreen and bleached trunks frame a lake view beyond the geothermal ground.
1951 Yellowstone home-movie frame showing a tall pine, barren pale ground, calm lake, and distant mountain shoreline.
A tall pine and bare trunks stand against the lake and distant hills.

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