Mount Rushmore National Memorial South Dakota-1974: Close View of a Sculpture Elevation Sign

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationMount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 · Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

tourism
visitor interpretation
elevation
distance
national memorials
sightseeing
travel documentation

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · handheld · Nearly frontal, with slight oblique framing
Setting: outdoor · Visitor information board with vegetation visible at its edges
Time and weather: Daytime · Indeterminate · Indeterminate
Lighting: Natural daylight with relatively even illumination across the board
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Objects: wooden elevation board · horizontal planks · painted lettering · round fasteners · edge vegetation
Readable signs: ELEVATIONS · TOP OF SCULPTURE · 5659 FEET · AT THIS POINT · 5250 FEET · DISTANCE TO TOP · 1345 FEET
Colors: reddish brown · off-white · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The elevation board fills nearly the entire frame.
A slight framing shift keeps all three measurements readable.
The camera continues holding on the board and its painted lettering.

Close View of a Sculpture Elevation Sign — Clip Details

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, circa 1974 home movie footage shows a reddish-brown wooden elevation board with white lettering. The sign lists the top of the sculpture at 5659 feet, the filming position at 5250 feet, and the distance to the top as 1345 feet. A single close view holds on the board with slight framing shifts, leaving narrow strips of vegetation visible around its edges.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004398

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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: Mount Rushmore National 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 Mount Rushmore visitor information and South Dakota sightseeing details circa 1974.
Period detail: The painted wooden board records visitor signage present circa 1974, although its lettering and construction do not independently establish a filming year.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained visitor-shot close view pauses sightseeing to record readable measurements.
What appears in frame: A reddish-brown board, horizontal plank seams, white lettering, round fasteners and narrow margins of vegetation fill the composition.
Film character: Visible grain, softened lettering edges, muted colors and slight framing movement give the projected film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use as a readable information insert or cutaway between memorial arrival footage and wider sculpture views.
Historical context: The board distinguishes the sculpture's top elevation from the visitor position and separately states a distance to the top.
Research note: No people, logos or distinct artworks are visible; rights in the original film and any applicable signage reproduction rights remain separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for Mount Rushmore elevation signage, South Dakota tourism circa 1974 and small-gauge home movie visitor details.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Mount Rushmore arrival, path visitor and sculpture reveal, then with memorial footage circa 1974 and other historic visitor information boards.

Still Frames From This Clip

Mount Rushmore elevation board circa 1974, listing the sculpture top at 5659 feet, the visitor position at 5250 feet and distance to the top at 1345 feet. — The board lists separate figures for sculpture elevation, visitor elevation and distance to the top.
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A close view of Mount Rushmore visitor signage circa 1974 shows three measurements beneath the large ELEVATIONS heading. — White lettering remains readable across the wooden board.
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Mount Rushmore information board circa 1974, with the 5659-foot sculpture elevation and 5250-foot visitor elevation centered in view. — The camera holds on the elevation figures and the stated 1345-foot distance to the top.
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The Mount Rushmore elevation sign circa 1974 fills the frame, with DISTANCE TO TOP and 1345 FEET beneath the two elevation readings. — A late view retains the same board, with slight changes in framing.
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