Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: A View Of A Dark Eerie Swampland

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

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A View Of A Dark Eerie Swampland — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this haunting home movie captures a dense, fog-shrouded swampland at Holland Lake, Montana. The entire scene is bathed in an eerie purple hue, likely from a filter or film degradation, creating a surreal and unsettling atmosphere. Tall, silhouetted evergreen trees rise from the mist, their forms blurred and indistinct. The camera moves slowly through the fog, revealing a dark, still body of water reflecting the ghostly trees. The grainy texture and color distortion are characteristic of vintage Super 8 footage, evoking a sense of mystery and isolation. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring nature's quiet, eerie beauty.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123071109

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 an eerie wetland, fog, or remote lake cutaway with a home-movie archive feel.
Period detail: The frames show no clear dated objects, but the 1972 8mm source may show a period visitor view of Holland Lake wetlands and surrounding conifers.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, lingering on fog, water, and tree silhouettes rather than composed scenic landmarks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mist, dark water, evergreen silhouettes, reflected trees, shoreline brush, and heavy purple-blue color cast.
Film character: The 8mm scan has strong grain, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and a purple-blue cast that reads as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a moody insert, transition, memory beat, or atmospheric cutaway for remote water, fog, or uneasy landscape sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a quiet wetland setting near Holland Lake without people, vehicles, buildings, or identifiable public events in view.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright, location context, and any property concerns before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 8mm Montana lake fog, Holland Lake wetland home movie, eerie swamp water, and vintage conifer shoreline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Montana nature shots, then Holland Lake or 1972 lake footage, then broader eerie wetland, fog, and vintage landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm footage at Holland Lake, Montana, showing foggy water and soft evergreen silhouettes under a strong purple-blue cast. — Fog and tree silhouettes hover over dark water in a purple-tinted wetland view.

Fog-shrouded Holland Lake wetland scene with blurred conifers, dark water, and visible 8mm film softness and color shift. — Soft conifer forms recede through mist above a still, dark waterline.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame from Holland Lake, Montana, with a dark evergreen, brush, and foggy purple-blue shoreline atmosphere. — A lone evergreen and tangled brush stand against a foggy purple-toned sky.

Foggy Holland Lake shoreline in 1972 8mm footage, showing silhouetted conifers, brush, and a dark, indistinct wetland edge. — Silhouetted trees and brush frame a fog-heavy wetland edge in purple-blue light.

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