Crazy Horse Memorial South Dakota-1974: Unfinished Mountain Carving Above a Pine Forest

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationCrazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 · Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

monument construction
mountain landscape
tourism
public remembrance
sculpture
landscape transformation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · zoom · Distant, slightly upward-facing view across the forest toward the mountain
Setting: outdoor · Forested mountain memorial with exposed rock and excavation surfaces
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Cloudy with patches of brighter sky
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded rock faces and brighter exposed stone
People: 0 · No people are discernible.
Landmarks: Crazy Horse Memorial
Objects: unfinished mountain carving · exposed rock faces · rock ledges · small opening in the rock · pine trees · clouds
Colors: purple · gray · dark green · pale pink
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The unfinished mountain carving fills the view above pine treetops.
Small framing shifts keep the rough rock face and bright opening in view.
The mountain remains prominent as the view begins to widen.
The wider composition includes more forest and cloudy sky.

Unfinished Mountain Carving Above a Pine Forest — Clip Details

Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, circa 1974 home movie footage shows the unfinished mountain carving above a dense pine forest. Rough rock faces, sloping excavation surfaces and a small opening interrupt the mountain's broad profile beneath a cloudy sky. A single handheld shot holds on the site before widening to include more trees and sky. Purple color rendition, soft detail and passing film marks remain visible.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004394

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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: 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 requests for circa 1974 views of Crazy Horse Memorial under construction within the forested Black Hills landscape.
Period detail: The unfinished mountain profile records the site's earlier appearance, while the frame contains no clothing, vehicles or dated signs to narrow the filming year.
Home-movie behavior: The lingering view and small handheld corrections preserve a visitor's attention to the distant carving.
What appears in frame: The view contains a broad rock mass, diagonal excavation surfaces, a small bright opening, pale exposed stone, pine treetops and clouds.
Film character: Soft focus, purple color rendition, shifting brightness and passing film marks give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use as an establishing shot or landscape cutaway between visitor displays and closer accounts of the memorial's development.
Historical context: Carving at Crazy Horse Memorial began in 1948, and this distant view shows the mountain still unfinished circa 1974.
Research note: No people or logos are discernible; copyright in the footage is separate from any rights associated with the memorial artwork and privately operated site.
Research search match: Matches searches for unfinished Crazy Horse Memorial, circa 1974 South Dakota travel, Black Hills landscapes and small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's historical marker and sculpture model, then other Crazy Horse Memorial views circa 1974, followed by mountain-carving and monument-construction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, circa 1974, with unfinished rock surfaces above pine forest and a small bright opening in the mountain. — The unfinished mountain carving rises above dense pine treetops.
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Unfinished Crazy Horse Memorial circa 1974, showing rough ledges, a bright opening and pale stone above South Dakota conifers. — Rough ledges and pale exposed stone mark the unfinished carving.
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Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota, circa 1974, with diagonal exposed rock surfaces and pine treetops beneath a purple-tinted sky. — Diagonal rock surfaces remain prominent in the mountain view.
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Wider view of Crazy Horse Memorial circa 1974, with the unfinished mountain above Black Hills pine forest and a cloud-filled sky. — The wider framing includes more forest and sky around the unfinished memorial.
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