Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: A Bumble Bee and Fly on a Purple Flower

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

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A Bumble Bee and Fly on a Purple Flower — Clip Details

A close-up shot from 8mm film in 1972 captures a bumblebee and a fly interacting with a vibrant purple flower at Holland Lake, Montana. The flower features a bright yellow center and delicate purple petals, with the insects actively moving across the bloom. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of vintage home movie film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into nature.

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: 123070511

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

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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: 1970s 8mm nature footage for productions needing a brief macro-style cutaway of insects on a wild purple flower in Montana.
Period detail: The visible clues are mostly film-era texture and close-focus nature framing, with no clothing, vehicles, signage or built details to date beyond the supplied 1972 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged home-movie interest in small outdoor details, holding close as a bee and fly move across the flower head.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include purple petals, a yellow flower center, a bumblebee, a fly, dark background areas, green blur and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, soft close-focus detail, visible grain, slight exposure variation and the tactile density of projected home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, seasonal transition, ecological cutaway or quiet memory beat within a Montana or 1970s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents close observation of lakeside or outdoor plant life, emphasizing common insects and wildflower detail rather than a public event or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos or private property are visible, but users should still assess underlying film copyright and any project-specific nature-identification needs.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1972 8mm bumblebee on flower, Holland Lake Montana wildflower insect footage, vintage home movie nature close-up and purple flower fly cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Holland Lake material, then broader vintage 8mm nature, insects and wildflower footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm close-up at Holland Lake, Montana showing a bumblebee and fly on a purple flower with a yellow center. — A bumblebee and fly share the yellow center of a purple flower in a close 8mm nature shot.

1972 8mm frame from Holland Lake, Montana with a fly on the yellow flower center and a bee partly visible near the petals. — The fly remains near the flower center while the bee is partly obscured along the right side.

Close 1972 8mm view at Holland Lake, Montana of a large bumblebee crossing the yellow center of a purple flower. — A large bumblebee covers part of the flower center, with purple petals extending behind it.

1972 8mm close-up from Holland Lake, Montana showing the purple flower and yellow center after the insects move out of clear view. — The flower fills the frame, with its yellow center and purple petals visible in soft vintage color.

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