Grand Teton Wyoming USA-1980: Flowing River With Beaver Dam On The Bank And

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationGrand Teton, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Grand Teton Wyoming

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Flowing River With Beaver Dam On The Bank And — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1980 showing a beaver dam on the edge of a flowing river in Grand Teton, Wyoming. The clip captures a large, rustic dam constructed from branches and mud, situated at the water's edge with lush green vegetation and reeds surrounding it. The water appears calm and reflective, with a natural, slightly grainy film quality characteristic of 8mm home movies. The scene is framed by dark borders, suggesting it was shot through a window or viewfinder. The final frame offers a close-up of the water's surface, highlighting ripples and reflections. This archival footage provides a nostalgic glimpse into American wildlife and natural landscapes from the 1980s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122863879

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 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: Grand Teton, Wyoming, 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: Useful for 1980s nature, wildlife habitat, and national park travel edits needing a brief 8mm cutaway of a beaver dam beside moving water.
Period detail: The visible period clues come mainly from the 8mm home-movie scan, color rendition, and 1980 metadata rather than dated objects in the landscape.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler pausing on a natural detail, holding on the dam and water rather than staging wildlife action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a branch-and-mud dam, river water, reeds, dense green shrubs, distant wooded hills, frame borders, and water reflections.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, gate borders, and handheld framing that give the natural scene its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet insert, environmental cutaway, wildlife habitat transition, or memory beat within a travel or conservation sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a visitor-level view of riparian habitat in Grand Teton, with the dam and vegetation emphasized over people or built features.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and wildlife-use context should still be checked for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1980 8mm Grand Teton beaver dam footage, Wyoming river home movie, vintage wildlife habitat, and riparian landscape cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1980 Grand Teton material, then broader Wyoming river, wetland, wildlife, or national park footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame showing a branch-and-mud beaver dam beside river water, with reeds, shrubs, and distant wooded hills. — A beaver dam sits at the edge of the river, surrounded by reeds and dense green vegetation.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame with a closer view of the beaver dam, reeds, river surface, and thick green brush along the bank. — The camera holds closer on the dam structure along the waterline.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame showing the dam from a slightly shifted angle, with reeds in front, river water below, and shrubs behind. — Reeds and brush frame the beaver dam along the riverbank.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame focused on rippled river water, with bright reflected highlights and dark submerged shapes. — The final frame moves away from the dam to reflective ripples on the water surface.

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