Zion National Park Utah-1968: Two Women Wading a Rocky River and Steadying Each Other in a Canyon

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationZion National Park, Utah, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States

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What is in this clip

river hiking
national park vacation
friendship
helping hand
outdoor recreation
road trip
canyon landscape

Shot type: mixed
Camera: handheld · zoom · eye level from behind the subjects
Setting: outdoor · shallow rocky river in a narrow canyon with dark rock walls and green vegetation above
Time and weather: day · summer · dry, daylight
Lighting: soft daylight in canyon shade with bright reflections on the water
People: 2 · Two young women seen mostly from behind, one dark-haired and one fair-haired, in matching pale green shirts and dark shorts, wading ankle-deep.
Landmarks: Zion Narrows · Virgin River
Objects: river stones · boulders · canyon wall · shallow water · pale green shirts · dark shorts
Colors: pale green · dark green · grey-blue · pinkish beige · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

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Wide view of a rocky, shallow river with two women in pale green shirts walking away under a dark canyon wall.
The camera zooms in as they pick their way between stones.
Closer view from behind shows both ankle-deep in the moving water.
One woman reaches out toward the other, who raises an arm for balance.
They clasp arms and the woman on the right bends forward to steady herself.

Two Women Wading a Rocky River and Steadying Each Other... — Clip Details

Zion Narrows in Zion National Park, Utah, circa 1968 home movie footage. Two young women in matching pale green shirts and dark shorts wade away from the camera through the shallow, rock-strewn Virgin River beneath dark canyon walls. The camera zooms in from a wide view to a closer one as they pick their way between boulders. In the final seconds one reaches out and takes the other's arm to steady her in the water.

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: 800000009

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1968 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: Zion National Park, Utah, 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: Answers requests for 1960s national park visitors in the American Southwest, especially people hiking or wading a canyon river in everyday clothes.
Period detail: Short bobbed hair, matching pale green shirts and dark shorts suit the later 1960s, and the women wade in ordinary clothes without any visible hiking gear.
Home-movie behavior: A travelling companion films two women from behind as they wade off, catching an unplanned moment when one grabs the other's arm for balance.
What appears in frame: Two women in pale green shirts and dark shorts, a shallow river over rounded stones, a dark canyon wall on the right, green vegetation on the slope above and bright glints on the water.
Film character: Soft-focus small-gauge colour film with visible grain, cool green-blue rendition, pinkish highlights on wet stones, darkened corners and a handheld mid-shot zoom.
Edit role: Works as a people-in-landscape insert or memory beat, with the closing arm-clasp giving a natural out point.
Historical context: The shot shows casual river walking in a canyon that the reel's trailhead sign identifies as the route into the Zion Narrows, done in street clothes of the period.
Research note: Two private individuals appear, mostly from behind with one soft partial face; copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights, which commercial users should assess themselves.
Research search match: Zion Narrows 1960s home movie, women wading Virgin River, vintage national park hiking footage, friends helping each other across a river.
Archive pairing path: Pair with the same reel's Temple of Sinawava sign and Narrows canyon-wall shots, then other circa 1968 Zion footage, then vintage river-hiking or helping-hand clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide view of two women wading the stony Virgin River under a dark canyon wall, likely the Zion Narrows, Utah, circa 1968. — Two women in matching pale green shirts set off across the shallow, stone-strewn river, likely in the Zion Narrows, circa 1968.
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The camera zooms toward two women in matching shirts wading the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah, circa 1968. — As the camera zooms in, the pair pick their way between stones at the foot of the canyon wall.
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Two women ankle-deep in the Virgin River, one reaching a hand toward the other, likely Zion Narrows, Utah, circa 1968. — Ankle-deep in the current, the fair-haired woman stretches a hand toward her companion.
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A woman steadies her companion by the arm as they wade the Virgin River in the Zion Narrows, Utah, circa 1968. — A helping hand in the river: one woman grips the other's arm as she bends to keep her footing.
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