Maine USA-1971: Eyes Of A Crocodile Or Alligator In Water

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMaine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Maine

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Eyes Of A Crocodile Or Alligator In Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a crocodile or alligator partially submerged in a swampy pond, its eyes and snout visible above the waterline. Tall green reeds sway gently in the foreground, partially obscuring the reptile as it remains motionless. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, evoking a sense of quiet tension and natural observation. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife footage for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123063160

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Maine, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1971 8mm wildlife home-movie footage for editors needing a brief reptile-in-water insert, nature cutaway, or archival observation beat.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm color stock texture and a home-movie view of reeds and dark pond water, with the 1971 Maine setting supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the patience of an unstaged observer holding on a nearly still reptile partly hidden by reeds at the waterline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green reeds, rippled dark water, reflected sky, a partially submerged reptile head, visible eyes, and black frame borders from the film scan.
Film character: The scan shows pronounced 8mm grain, mild color shift toward blue-green, soft focus, and slight handheld instability that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: Use as a short suspenseful wildlife cutaway, pond transition, natural-history insert, or quiet memory beat within a broader 1970s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents an amateur 1970s encounter with wetland wildlife, though the exact species and precise setting should be verified outside the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, location context, and species identification still need normal review.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1971 8mm alligator in water, crocodile eyes in reeds, vintage wildlife pond footage, and Maine home movie nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Maine 1971 material, then broader vintage wetland wildlife or reptile observation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing a crocodile or alligator partly submerged in dark pond water behind tall reeds. — A partly submerged reptile watches from among reeds in rippled pond water.

1971 Maine 8mm frame with a crocodile or alligator head barely above the waterline amid reeds and reflected light. — The reptile remains mostly hidden, with eyes visible through reeds and water reflections.

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing a submerged reptile head in a reed-filled pond, softened by film grain and water movement. — A reptile's eye and snout appear between reeds in the shallow-looking water.

1971 Maine 8mm frame of a crocodile or alligator partly concealed by reeds, with eyes near the water surface. — The reptile stays nearly motionless, its eyes visible among reeds and ripples.

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