Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: Fish Swimming in Murky Water

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

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Fish Swimming in Murky Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a top-down view of a fish swimming in the water at Holland Lake, Montana. The footage, characterized by heavy purple color cast and grainy texture typical of Super 8 film, shows the fish moving through murky water with scattered debris and twigs visible on the lakebed. The camera remains stationary, offering a raw, unedited glimpse of aquatic life. This archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and offers authentic period footage for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123071255

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: 1970s 8mm nature footage suited to documentary cutaways, environmental inserts, lake-life sequences, or memory-driven transitions involving freshwater wildlife.
Period detail: The visible era clues come mainly from the 8mm home-movie texture, heavy purple color shift, grain, and simple top-down filming style rather than dated objects in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view, with the camera held above shallow water as a fish moves through lakebed debris and submerged twigs.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a fish in murky water, submerged sticks, scattered lakebed debris, dark frame borders, soft focus, grain, and a strong purple-blue cast.
Film character: The scan carries pronounced grain, color fading toward purple, uneven exposure, soft detail, and contact-sheet framing that signal original small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet aquatic cutaway, a nature insert, a reflective memory beat, or a transition within a Montana lake or outdoor recreation sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers a modest home-movie record of freshwater wildlife at Holland Lake, emphasizing casual observation rather than scientific or staged documentation.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, though users should still verify copyright status and any location-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1972 8mm fish in water, Holland Lake Montana home movie, vintage lake wildlife footage, and Super 8 aquatic nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1972 Holland Lake material, then broader Montana lake, fishing, camping, or freshwater wildlife clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Top-down 1972 8mm view at Holland Lake, Montana, with a fish near twigs and debris under purple-tinted water. — A fish moves near submerged sticks and scattered lakebed debris.

Top-down 8mm frame from Holland Lake showing a fish in murky purple-blue water with small debris on the lakebed. — The fish appears against a soft, grainy lakebed with scattered debris.

1972 8mm top-down view of Holland Lake water with submerged branches, debris, and grainy purple film color. — Submerged sticks and debris fill the shallow-water view.

Top-down 8mm frame at Holland Lake showing purple-blue shallow water, sticks, and scattered debris on the lakebed. — The final frame holds on the textured lakebed and submerged sticks.

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