Nevada-1954: Large Rocky Mountain Viewed From Low-Lying Regions

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Nevada

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Large Rocky Mountain Viewed From Low-Lying Regions — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic view of a massive rocky mountain face in Nevada. The footage shows a steep, light-colored cliff with visible stratification, partially shadowed by a dark rock formation on the right. A metal structure, possibly a support or part of a dam, appears in the foreground, with a turbulent waterfall cascading below. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, archival feel. This raw, unfiltered footage offers authentic historical context for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127727331

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: 1954 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: Nevada, 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

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

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Nevada home-movie footage for productions needing a brief scenic cutaway of rocky terrain, water, and industrial-looking foreground structure.
Period detail: The clip's era is supported by the 1954 metadata, while the visible scene shows natural rock faces, water, and a dark metal structure without readable signs or dated public markers.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot viewpoint, looking upward and across a dramatic rocky landscape from a low position near water and metal framework.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale stratified rock, dark cliff shadow, blue-white water, a metal framework, sky reflections, film gate edges, and soft handheld motion.
Film character: The 8mm image carries dense grain, color shift toward blue and violet, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short scenic insert, transition, or memory beat establishing rugged Nevada terrain and water below a high rock face.
Historical context: The footage may reflect mid-century tourist or family travel documentation of a dramatic natural and engineered landscape in Nevada.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any property or structure permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1954 Nevada 8mm mountain view, vintage home movie waterfall rocks, and mid-century rocky landscape with metal structure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 Nevada scenery, then related archival clips of waterfalls, cliffs, dams, or rocky viewpoints.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Nevada 8mm frame showing a pale rocky cliff face partly obscured by dark rock and soft motion blur. — A low-angle view catches a light cliff face and dark rocky edge with soft handheld blur.

1954 Nevada frame with a pale stratified rock wall, dark vertical cliff edge, and indistinct foreground shadows. — The frame holds on a bright rock face with a dark cliff edge and soft structural shadows.

1954 Nevada home-movie frame showing a pale cliff face and dark rock mass from a low, unstable viewpoint. — A blurred low-angle view emphasizes the pale cliff surface and dark rock mass beside it.

1954 Nevada 8mm frame showing water between rocky walls and a dark metal structure along the right edge. — Water and rock fill the lower view while a dark metal framework cuts across the right side.

Visually Similar Clips