Will Rogers Shrine Of The Sun Colorado-1959: Distant Stone Tower Above a Wooded Rocky Hillside

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationWill Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 · Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado, United States
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What is in this clip

mountain sightseeing
memorial architecture
landscape
travel
visitor perspective
regional landmarks

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Low-angle view looking uphill toward the ridge
Setting: outdoor · Steep rocky mountain hillside with conifers and a distant stone memorial tower
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Gray sky; no precipitation visible
Lighting: Soft, diffuse daylight
People: 0 · No people visible.
Landmarks: Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Objects: stone tower · conifer trees · exposed rock · low vegetation · foreground branches
Colors: muted green · gray · brown · pale blue-gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A distant stone tower stands above the wooded rocky slope.
The uphill view holds with a slight shift in framing.
The tower remains against the gray sky as the shot ends.

Distant Stone Tower Above a Wooded Rocky Hillside — Clip Details

Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1959 home movie footage shows the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun rising above a steep wooded hillside. A pale stone tower stands near the ridge, with conifers and exposed rock filling the slope below. The single distant view holds the landmark against a gray sky with slight handheld reframing. Muted color, soft focus, dust and scratches characterize the projected film capture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shotExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003849

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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: 1959 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: Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado, 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 1959 view suits documentary requests for Colorado sightseeing, mountain memorials and home-movie establishing footage.
Period detail: The stone structure and wooded slope offer few dating clues; the muted color film appearance cannot establish an exact year.
Home-movie behavior: The distant uphill framing reflects a visitor pausing to record the landmark above its surrounding terrain.
What appears in frame: A narrow stone tower rises above a rocky ridge, with conifers, low vegetation, foreground branches and pale gray sky around it.
Film character: Soft focus, subdued color, grain, moving dust and scratches give the projected-film capture a visibly aged texture.
Edit role: Use the continuous view as an establishing shot or landscape cutaway within a shrine visit.
Historical context: Completed in 1937, the shrine appears here as a mountain landmark seen from below through its wooded surroundings.
Research note: No people, logos or readable signs are visible; film copyright and permissions concerning the depicted architecture and property are separate considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for Will Rogers Shrine exterior footage, Colorado Springs circa 1959 home movies and small-gauge mountain sightseeing film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's children at the shrine, pale flowers and elevated grounds views, then other Colorado Springs circa 1959 material and mountain memorial exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun above a wooded Colorado Springs hillside in circa 1959 home movie footage, with branches entering from the right. — The stone tower rises above the sloping ridge and conifers.
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Circa 1959 view of the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun in Colorado Springs, standing above conifers and exposed hillside rock. — A distant uphill view holds the memorial against the pale sky.
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Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun on the ridge above a rocky Colorado Springs slope, recorded in a circa 1959 home movie. — The tower's upper outline is visible above the wooded ridge.
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Circa 1959 Colorado Springs footage holds the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun above a wooded slope, with visible film marks in the sky. — The final sampled view retains the tower, rocky slope and evergreen foreground.
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