Maine USA-1971: Close-Up Of Swampy Water And Grass Followed By Small Brown Dog

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

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Close-Up Of Swampy Water And Grass Followed By Small... — Clip Details

MAINE USA-1971: Close-up footage of a swampy water surface with tall green reeds and grasses swaying gently. The water reflects the sky and vegetation, creating a natural, tranquil scene. The camera then shifts to a small, fluffy brown dog running through a grassy field, its tail wagging as it moves toward the viewer. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a nostalgic moment of wildlife and domestic life in the early 1970s, with authentic film grain and color tones.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123063171

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Maine home-movie requests needing natural wetland texture, rural grass, and a brief domestic animal moment for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, handheld framing, and 1971 metadata support an early 1970s home-movie context, though the visible landscape itself has few date-specific clues.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel, moving from close observation of swamp water and reeds to a small dog crossing grass near the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include reflective swamp water, upright reeds, floating plant matter, dense green grass, soft treeline background, and a small fluffy brown dog.
Film character: The clip shows 8mm texture with visible grain, soft exposure shifts, mild gate edges, and handheld framing that give the short scene its physical-film character.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a nature cutaway, rural memory beat, transition from wetland detail to domestic life, or quiet insert within a Maine or 1970s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually connects domestic leisure footage with rural wetland surroundings, suggesting an everyday outdoor setting rather than a staged wildlife study.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or clear private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-specific permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Maine 8mm home movie swamp water reeds, vintage wetland grass cutaway, and small brown dog in rural field footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Maine 1971 outdoor footage, then broader 1970s wetland, rural landscape, or family pet material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing reflective swamp water, tall green reeds, and floating plant matter in close-up. — Reflective swamp water and reeds fill the close-up frame.

Close 8mm view of a Maine wetland surface with vertical reeds, reflected sky, and dark water ripples. — Reeds and reflections mark the wetland surface.

1971 Maine home-movie frame with dense reeds and reflective swamp water seen in a handheld close-up. — Dense reeds cross the reflective swamp water.

Small fluffy brown dog runs through a green grassy area in a 1971 Maine 8mm home-movie frame. — A small brown dog moves across the grassy field.

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