Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: Water Falling Over A Cliff Creating A Multilayer

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

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Water Falling Over A Cliff Creating A Multilayer — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a multi-tiered waterfall cascading over dark, moss-covered rocks in a dense forest. The water flows in a powerful, layered cascade, creating white froth as it tumbles down the cliff face. The scene is framed by evergreen trees and rugged terrain, with natural light filtering through the canopy. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, offering an authentic slice of Americana from the early 1970s. Ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or nature-themed projects.

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: 123070902

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 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 U.S. nature or travel archive requests needing an 8mm home-movie cutaway of a forest waterfall in Montana.
Period detail: The frames show natural landscape rather than clear period markers, with the 1972 date supported by clip metadata and the 8mm film look.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the waterfall from nearby viewpoints without staging or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a multi-tier waterfall, dark rock cliff, mossy surfaces, evergreen forest, fallen logs, white spray, and shaded ravine walls.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, soft focus, muted color shift, high-contrast water highlights, and slight handheld framing as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, travel transition, environmental cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a Montana or 1970s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents recreational viewing of a forest waterfall at Holland Lake, emphasizing landscape and outdoor leisure rather than identifiable social activity.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private interiors are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location permissions, and any production-specific property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 8mm Montana waterfall footage, Holland Lake forest cascade, vintage home-movie nature scene, and 1970s U.S. travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Holland Lake or Montana 1972 footage, then broader 1970s 8mm forest, mountain, waterfall, and outdoor travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm view of a waterfall cascading over dark rock at Holland Lake, Montana, framed by evergreen forest. — A forest waterfall drops in stages over dark rock and mossy cliff faces.

Water pours over a forested rock ledge in this 1972 Holland Lake, Montana home-movie frame. — White water spills over the upper ledge and continues through rocks below.

Closer 8mm frame of the Holland Lake waterfall showing water spray, dark stone, and a fallen log near the cascade. — A closer view emphasizes the force of the falling water against dark rock.

Close 1972 8mm view of the Montana waterfall as frothy water drops through a narrow rocky channel. — The cascade fills the frame as water tumbles through a narrow rock channel.

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