Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: Cute Chipmunk Eating On Top Of Boulder On A

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

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Cute Chipmunk Eating On Top Of Boulder On A — Clip Details

A cute chipmunk perches atop a large boulder in a sun-dappled forest at Holland Lake, Montana, in 1972. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures the small rodent as it pauses and then scurries across the rock's surface. The scene is framed by dark tree trunks and branches, with dappled sunlight filtering through the pine canopy. The vintage footage shows natural film grain and color shifts typical of home movies from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a serene, natural setting.

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: 123070782

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$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 wildlife home-movie footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a quiet Montana forest animal cutaway.
Period detail: The 1972 date and Holland Lake, Montana location are supported by metadata, while the frames themselves show a small chipmunk on a boulder in a shaded conifer forest.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, observational feel of a visitor filming a small wild animal from a distance during an outdoor stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a chipmunk, a large pale boulder, dark tree trunks, evergreen branches, mottled sunlight, forest shadow, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm image shows visible grain, soft focus, slight color shift, high-contrast shade, and minor handheld instability typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, nature cutaway, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition within a 1970s outdoor or Montana sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual recreation-era nature filming, with attention on a small animal rather than people, buildings, signage, or organized events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location, and wildlife-use context should still be checked for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1972 Montana 8mm chipmunk footage, Holland Lake wildlife home movie, and vintage forest animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Holland Lake or Montana footage from 1972, then broader 1970s wildlife and forest home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

A chipmunk appears near the top of a large boulder in a shaded Holland Lake, Montana forest, filmed on 8mm in 1972. — Chipmunk pauses on a sunlit boulder among dark forest branches.

The chipmunk is still visible on the boulder against shaded trees at Holland Lake, Montana, in the 1972 8mm footage. — Small chipmunk holds position on the rock in mottled forest light.

A motion-softened chipmunk moves across the large boulder in the Holland Lake forest setting, with dark trunks behind it. — Chipmunk scurries along the boulder as the handheld camera follows loosely.

The chipmunk sits on the sunlit boulder in the 1972 Holland Lake, Montana 8mm home-movie scene. — Chipmunk settles briefly on the boulder under patchy sunlight.

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