Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: Welcome to Montana Sign at Monida Pass

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationHolland Lake, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Holland Lake Montana

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Welcome to Montana Sign at Monida Pass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures the iconic "Welcome to Montana" sign at Monida Pass, elevation 6823 feet. The classic blue and white roadside marker features the slogan "The BIG SKY Country!" with a scenic mountain illustration. The footage shows the sign under a bright, partly cloudy sky, with natural film grain and slight camera movement, evoking a nostalgic 1970s road trip through the American West. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic projects about mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123069383

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Holland Lake, Montana, 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 1970s documentary or editorial requests needing a brief Montana road-entry sign cutaway from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The sign lettering, state slogan, roadside setting and 8mm color stock support a 1972 travel-film context for Monida Pass, as supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds a visitor-shot roadside view, suggesting a traveler briefly recording the state border marker during a western road trip.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the blue Montana welcome sign, Big Sky Country slogan, Monida Pass elevation plaque, roadside pavement, open hills, cloudy sky and film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate-edge shadows and slight handheld movement that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a location-establishing insert, road-trip transition, western travel cutaway or brief memory beat before Montana material.
Historical context: The frames show a public highway welcome sign and state identity slogan, placing the home-movie viewpoint within early 1970s American car-travel culture.
Research note: No people are visible, but the state sign artwork and slogan should be reviewed for copyright or trademark issues separate from likeness and property concerns.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1972 Montana welcome sign, Monida Pass 8mm footage, Big Sky Country road sign and vintage western road trip home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then 1972 Montana or Holland Lake material, then broader 1970s American West road-travel signage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame showing a dark gate edge and the Welcome to Montana sign partly visible at Monida Pass. — A partially obscured roadside Montana welcome sign appears beside a dark film-frame edge.

1972 8mm view of the Welcome to Montana sign at Monida Pass, with the Big Sky Country slogan and elevation plaque. — The Montana state welcome sign fills the frame above the Monida Pass elevation marker.

1972 8mm frame showing a closer roadside view of the Welcome to Montana sign and Monida Pass elevation 6823 plaque. — A closer home-movie view centers the Montana welcome sign and its Monida Pass elevation plaque.

1972 8mm frame of the Welcome to Montana sign at Monida Pass, with open hills and bright clouds behind it. — The roadside Montana welcome sign stands against a bright, clouded western landscape.

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