Holland Lake Montana USA-1972: Animal Hiding Among Blowing Trees And Rough Rocks

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

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Animal Hiding Among Blowing Trees And Rough Rocks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a wild animal, likely a raccoon, partially hidden among rugged rocks and sparse vegetation at Holland Lake, Montana. The scene unfolds in a natural, untamed landscape with a small evergreen tree in the foreground and a rocky outcrop dominating the frame. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, a slightly faded purple color cast, and subtle motion blur, conveying a sense of quiet observation in the wilderness. The animal remains mostly still, blending into the rough terrain as wind rustles the surrounding foliage.

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: 123071414

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 for productions needing a brief wildlife observation cutaway in a rocky Montana lakeside setting.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm home-movie color, rugged rocks, sparse evergreen growth, and a mostly hidden animal; no dated objects are visible beyond the supplied 1972 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor viewpoint, holding on a partially concealed animal while wind moves branches in the foreground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rough stone ledges, scrub vegetation, pine branches, a dark vertical film edge or obstruction, and a small camouflaged animal form.
Film character: The footage has coarse 8mm grain, slight purple fading, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wilderness insert, observational cutaway, or quiet transition between outdoor travel or wildlife moments.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual home-movie attention to wildlife and landscape at Holland Lake without visible people, structures, signage, or branded objects.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but species identification and location context should be verified separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1972 8mm Montana wildlife, Holland Lake rocky terrain, hidden animal in rocks, and vintage home movie nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Holland Lake 1972 material, then broader 1970s Montana wildlife or rocky landscape scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Holland Lake 8mm frame showing rough rock, scrub growth, and a dark central obstruction or film edge. — Rocky ledge and sparse brush dominate the opening frame.

Holland Lake 1972 frame with pine branches, rough stone, and a small camouflaged animal shape partly concealed in the rocks. — A small animal-like form appears partly hidden among rocks and vegetation.

1972 Montana home-movie frame showing wind-softened pine branches over rocky ground and scrub near Holland Lake. — Branches and brush blur across a rocky foreground.

Final 1972 Holland Lake frame with rough rock texture, pine branches, scrub, and visible 8mm film border. — The shot ends on rocks, branches, and soft 8mm color fading.

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