Craters Of The Moon National Monument Idaho-1972: Slow Pan Across a Steep Volcanic Crater Interior

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationCraters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

volcanic geology
sightseeing
natural landscapes
rock textures
sparse vegetation
home movie travel

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Elevated view looking down into a crater bowl
Setting: outdoor · Bare volcanic terrain with steep cinder slopes, exposed rock and sparse vegetation
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions with some clouds visible near the end
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright rim highlights and deep shadows between rocks
People: 0 · No people visible.
Landmarks: Craters of the Moon volcanic landscape
Objects: jagged rock outcrops · loose cinders · rock rubble · exposed ledges · small trees · crater rim · clouds
Colors: charcoal · brown · muted purple · rust red · pale blue · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Jagged foreground outcrops frame the steep, dark inner slope.
The rightward pan opens a broader view across the bowl.
Loose rubble, reddish ground and sparse trees appear below the opposing wall.
A rugged rock face enters prominently at right beneath the bright sky.

Slow Pan Across a Steep Volcanic Crater Interior — Clip Details

Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, circa 1972 home movie footage shows a steep volcanic bowl covered in dark cinders and exposed rock. A slow rightward pan moves from jagged foreground outcrops across the curved inner slope. Rust-colored patches and a few small trees interrupt the largely bare terrain. The continuous wide view ends with a rough rock face at the right edge and more sky above the rim.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003164

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Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, 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 circa 1972 Idaho landscape supports documentary and museum requests for archival views of volcanic terrain at Craters of the Moon.
Period detail: Muted color and soft projected-film detail provide period texture, while the bare landscape contains no independently datable objects.
Home-movie behavior: The lingering handheld pan reflects a sightseeing visitor studying the crater's shape and rock textures.
What appears in frame: Jagged foreground outcrops overlook loose cinder slopes, exposed ledges, reddish ground, scattered rubble and a few small trees.
Film character: Visible grain, soft edges, muted brown-purple color and slight framing movement characterize the projected small-gauge film transfer.
Edit role: Use the continuous pan as a landscape establishing shot or a geological cutaway between visitor and trail-sign scenes.
Historical context: The section's trail sign places this sightseeing sequence within the connected Big Craters, Spatter Cones and North Crater landscape.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or private property are visible; copyright in the original film and transfer remains separate from likeness and property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1972 Idaho home movies, Craters of the Moon crater interiors and archival small-gauge volcanic landscape pans.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Big Craters trail sign, visitors crossing a volcanic slope and jagged lava formation, then other circa 1972 park views or volcanic landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Jagged foreground outcrops overlook a dark volcanic bowl at Craters of the Moon, Idaho, in circa 1972 home movie footage. — Rough foreground rock contrasts with the finer cinders covering the opposing slope.
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A broad crater wall and broken rock fill this circa 1972 view of Craters of the Moon, Idaho, with sparse trees near the bowl's base. — The rightward pan reveals more of the crater's curved inner wall.
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Rubble and exposed shelves line a volcanic bowl at Craters of the Moon, Idaho, during a circa 1972 home movie pan. — Scattered rubble and reddish cinders lie beneath the steep opposing slope.
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A rugged right-hand rock face frames the crater interior at Craters of the Moon, Idaho, in circa 1972 footage. — The later view frames the bowl between foreground cinders and an exposed rock face.
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