Wyoming-1951: Evergreen Tree Silhouette at Night

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

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Evergreen Tree Silhouette at Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1951, this vintage home movie captures the top of a leafy evergreen tree against a completely black night sky. The dark silhouette of the tree stands out on the right side of the frame, with subtle green and blue hues visible in the foliage due to ambient light. The image exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural film imperfections, evoking a quiet, nostalgic nighttime atmosphere. This archival footage offers a simple yet evocative glimpse of nature at night, perfect for historical or atmospheric projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127666510

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: This 1951 Wyoming 8mm clip helps fill requests for quiet nighttime nature cutaways, dark exterior atmosphere, or mid-century home-movie texture.
Period detail: Visible period clues are limited to the 8mm home-movie source and low-light color response; the tree and black sky do not show date-specific objects.
Home-movie behavior: The shot has an unstaged home-movie feel, with the camera held on the top of an evergreen tree against darkness rather than a composed scenic view.
What appears in frame: The frames show evergreen foliage, pale branch highlights, a nearly black sky, deep shadow, soft focus, and slight handheld variation.
Film character: The clip carries a physical 8mm look through coarse grain, low-light exposure, muted green-blue color, soft edges, and minor frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a dark nature insert, nighttime transition, atmospheric cutaway, or brief memory beat within a historical sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides a modest visual record of an outdoor Wyoming night scene as captured by a private 1950s home-movie camera.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright status and any broader reel provenance should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1951 Wyoming 8mm night tree, vintage home movie evergreen at night, black sky nature cutaway, and 1950s outdoor darkness.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1951 Wyoming exterior footage, then broader vintage night nature or dark sky material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame showing the upper foliage of an evergreen tree against a very dark night sky. — A dimly lit evergreen treetop stands out against the black sky.

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame with evergreen branches along the right side and a mostly black sky filling the view. — Evergreen branches appear at the edge of a nearly black nighttime frame.

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame showing softly focused evergreen foliage with faint branch highlights against darkness. — Soft evergreen foliage is faintly visible in the low-light frame.

1951 Wyoming 8mm frame with the top of an evergreen tree silhouetted and faintly colored against a black night sky. — The evergreen treetop remains visible as a dark silhouette with muted green highlights.

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