Tunnel interior opening toward mountain daylight.
1973 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Dirt road below wooded mountain slopes — Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1973
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- 1973
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Image
- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Vintage 8mm frame of a Colorado mountain landscape with a winding dirt road, wooded slope, open ground, and autumn-toned trees under bright sky.
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Source footage and archive context
Colorado Springs Colorado USA-1973: Tunnel Leading to Mountain Road Through Forest
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Source format: Super 8.
Browse the collection: 1973 Colorado.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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Source reel 1382
Reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Year note: 1973
Location note: colorado springs
Period detail
The Super 8 color, handheld framing, and tunnel-to-roadside mountain view may show a 1973 visitor-shot travel moment near Colorado Springs without identifiable landmarks visible in these frames.
Film character
The footage has 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift toward blue-purple shadows, uneven exposure between tunnel and daylight, and natural handheld movement.
Historical context
The view reflects a private travel film record of Colorado mountain scenery, emphasizing landscape and movement rather than public events or identifiable social activity.
Research note
No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any location or property permissions should still be reviewed separately from likeness or trademark concerns.
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