Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: Man Casting Food to Fish at Pond

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

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Man Casting Food to Fish at Pond — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and jeans stands on a rocky outcrop at Holland Lake, Montana, in 1972, casting food into the water. The 8mm home movie captures the ripples spreading across the greenish pond as fish feed beneath the surface. The footage, shot on vintage Super 8 film, shows natural movement and subtle camera shake, with the man's back to the lens, creating a nostalgic, contemplative moment. The scene evokes a quiet, everyday summer activity from the early 1970s, preserved in grainy, authentic home movie quality.

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: 123070405

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 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

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: 1970s Montana home-movie footage for requests needing quiet outdoor recreation, fishing-adjacent activity, or everyday lakeside behavior in a documentary or memory sequence.
Period detail: The man’s light shirt, jeans, and physical 8mm color stock support an early 1970s home-movie reading, with the 1972 date and Holland Lake location supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of a man standing with his back to the camera and tossing food into the water as ripples spread near shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rocky outcrop, green lake water, spreading ripples, a standing adult man, shoreline texture, dark film borders, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has 8mm home-movie texture, with visible grain, mild exposure variation, soft focus, frame-edge darkness, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, reflective insert, lakeside transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1970s travel or outdoor recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual leisure at a Montana lake, showing a simple interaction with fish or water without signage, crowds, or visible commercial setting.
Research note: One adult is visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are visible, and copyright clearance remains separate from privacy rights.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s Montana lake home movie, man feeding fish, Holland Lake 8mm footage, ripples on pond, and vintage outdoor recreation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1972 Holland Lake material, then broader 1970s Montana lake, fishing, or quiet outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Holland Lake water in 1972 home-movie footage, with soft green ripples and dark film-frame edges. — Ripples spread across the green lake surface before the man enters the frame.

Adult man at Holland Lake, Montana, standing on a rock and facing green water in 1972 8mm footage. — A man stands at the edge of a rock outcrop, looking toward the rippling lake.

Adult man in a light shirt and jeans stands at the rocky shore of Holland Lake in 1972 home-movie footage. — The handheld view moves closer as the man remains turned toward the water.

Closer 1972 Holland Lake frame showing a man from behind on a rocky edge, facing the rippled water. — A closer frame shows the man standing on the rock as water ripples in front of him.

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