Crazy Horse Memorial South Dakota-1974: Pointing Rider and Horse Model Against a Rocky Mountain

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationCrazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 · Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1974 · South Dakota & Crazy Horse Memorial · Reel 9f5ae920 contains 10 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

monument design
sculpture
memorial tourism
mountain carving
American road travel
visitor observation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · Slightly low angle, looking upward at the model
Setting: outdoor · Outdoor memorial display with a rocky mountain backdrop and nearby roof structures
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright clouds and deep foreground shadows
People: 1 · A small, partially cropped visitor figure is intermittently visible along the lower edge; facial details and age are indiscernible.
Landmarks: Crazy Horse Memorial
Objects: mounted-rider sculpture model · sculpted horse · outstretched pointing arm · rough sculpture base · roof eaves · vertical support · rocky mountain · clouds
Colors: violet · magenta · pale cream · dark brown · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The pointing rider and horse model fill most of the frame.
The camera holds on the outstretched arm, horse's head and rough base.
A rightward pan begins to reveal more of the mountain backdrop.
The rider moves toward the left edge as clouds and rocky terrain occupy more of the view.

Pointing Rider and Horse Model Against a Rocky Mountain — Clip Details

Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, circa 1974 home movie footage shows a pale sculpture model of a mounted rider pointing to the right. The horse's lowered head, flowing mane and bent foreleg fill the foreground beside the model's rough base. A slow handheld pan right brings more of the rocky mountain backdrop into view beneath bright clouds. Dark rooflines frame the display, while a small visitor figure briefly appears along the lower edge.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004393

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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: 1974 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: Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, 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 documentary and museum requests for circa 1974 visitor footage of the Crazy Horse Memorial model in its mountain setting.
Period detail: The outdoor display and unfinished mountain provide period context, while the visible scene contains no dated sign, vehicle or clear clothing detail to narrow the section's circa 1974 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor pauses on the model and then pans right, informally connecting the proposed design with the mountain behind it.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a pointing rider, a horse's lowered head and bent foreleg, a rough supporting base, dark rooflines, a rocky mountain and bright clouds.
Film character: Violet-magenta color rendition, grain, scattered dark specks, soft projected detail and handheld drift give the shot its small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a design-reference insert or cutaway between the historical marker and wider views of the unfinished mountain carving.
Historical context: The model presents the intended mounted-rider composition at a memorial where mountain work began in 1948.
Research note: Footage copyright is separate from rights in the sculpture and memorial property; a distant visitor is visible without discernible facial detail, and releases are not established.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1974 Crazy Horse Memorial home movies, pointing horse-and-rider models and South Dakota monument design footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Crazy Horse historical marker and carving-in-progress views, then with other circa 1974 memorial footage or model-to-monument comparisons.

Still Frames From This Clip

Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, circa 1974: a pale rider-and-horse model fills the foreground beneath bright clouds. — The pointing rider and horse model dominate the view, with a rough base below and dark roof edges behind.
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Circa 1974 at Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota: the rider's extended arm spans the frame above the model horse's head. — The outstretched arm runs across the upper part of the model, above the horse's mane and lowered face.
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Crazy Horse Memorial model, South Dakota, circa 1974, showing the pointing hand, horse's bowed head and rocky backdrop at right. — A slight framing shift exposes more sky and rocky terrain beyond the horse's sculpted mane.
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Circa 1974 Crazy Horse Memorial view in South Dakota, with the model cropped at left and more of the unfinished mountain visible behind. — The rightward pan brings more of the mountain into view while cropping the rider along the left edge.
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