Dyea Alaska-1977: Left-Pointing Slide Cemetery Sign on a Log Rail

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Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationDyea, Alaska, United States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1977 · Dyea, Alaska, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1977 · Alaska & Dyea · Reel f51546a4 contains 8 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

wayfinding
cemetery visitation
historical memory
Alaska travel
heritage tourism
vernacular signage

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · zoom · Nearly frontal, approximately level with the sign
Setting: outdoor · Rustic timber sign structure with vegetation and trees behind it
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Not determinable from the close framing
Lighting: Natural daylight with pale, washed-out background areas
People: 0 · No people visible.
Landmarks: Slide Cemetery directional sign
Objects: clipped-corner signboard · left-pointing arrow · pale painted lettering · short horizontal painted mark · horizontal log rail · timber posts
Readable signs: SLIDE CEMETARY
Colors: dark blue-violet · cream · gray-brown · muted green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The complete directional board appears beneath a rough log rail.
The pale “SLIDE CEMETARY” lettering and left arrow remain prominent.
A tighter framing fills most of the view with the board.

Left-Pointing Slide Cemetery Sign on a Log Rail — Clip Details

Dyea, Alaska, circa 1977 home movie footage shows a dark directional board with pale lettering reading “SLIDE CEMETARY” and an arrow pointing left. The clipped-corner sign hangs beneath a rough horizontal log, with pale vegetation and trees behind it. A single close-up tightens slightly with small framing shifts, keeping the wording prominent throughout. The projected-film transfer has a blue-violet cast, soft detail, grain and scattered surface marks.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003157

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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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1977 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: Dyea, Alaska, 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: Supports requests for circa 1977 Alaska travel footage or a readable Slide Cemetery location insert for documentary and museum productions.
Period detail: The rough timber support and simply painted lettering provide material detail, but the board alone cannot establish a narrow filming date.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor’s camera pauses on a directional board, recording the destination as part of a personal travel sequence.
What appears in frame: A dark clipped-corner board carries pale lettering, a left arrow and a short horizontal mark beneath a log rail, with timber posts and vegetation around it.
Film character: Blue-violet color, soft edges, visible grain, fine scratches and shifting specks give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use as a short location insert or transition into cemetery visitors, grave markers or a discussion of Dyea history.
Historical context: The sign directs visitors toward Slide Cemetery at Dyea, where markers commemorate victims of the April 3, 1898 snow slide.
Research note: No people or visible brands appear; ownership of the film copyright is separate from any rights associated with the sign or location.
Research search match: Matches searches for Dyea Slide Cemetery signage, circa 1977 Alaska home movies and small-gauge travel-film location inserts.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel’s Dyea trail directions and cemetery visitors, then other Dyea footage from circa 1977, followed by heritage-site wayfinding scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Slide Cemetery at Dyea, Alaska, circa 1977: a pale left arrow and “SLIDE CEMETARY” lettering stand out beneath a rough timber rail. — The directional board appears with surrounding posts and vegetation.
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A nearly frontal view of the Slide Cemetery direction board at Dyea, Alaska, circa 1977, shows its left arrow and clipped corners. — The full wording remains readable beneath the timber support.
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The Slide Cemetery sign at Dyea, Alaska, circa 1977, appears larger as the framing tightens around its pale lettering and left arrow. — A tighter view emphasizes the board’s painted lettering and arrow.
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Tight close-up of Dyea’s Slide Cemetery board, Alaska, circa 1977, retaining the visible spelling “CEMETARY” beneath “SLIDE.” — The final tight framing retains both words and the left-pointing arrow.
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