Idaho USA-1972: Squirrels Climbing Around Rocks And Eating Something They

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Idaho

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Squirrels Climbing Around Rocks And Eating Something They — Clip Details

A small squirrel navigates a rugged rock formation in this 8mm home movie from Idaho, USA, in 1972. The footage captures the animal climbing over textured stones, pausing to eat something it has found. The scene is bathed in a distinct purple and blue color cast, characteristic of aged Super 8 film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. The natural, unscripted behavior of the wild animal offers a nostalgic glimpse into a quiet moment in nature.

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: 123072794

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: Idaho, 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 Idaho or U.S. nature archive requests needing brief wildlife behavior from amateur 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show no built environment or dated objects, so the 1972 period context comes from clip metadata rather than visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view of a small squirrel moving across rocks and pausing near a crevice as it appears to feed.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small squirrel, rough gray rocks, dark crevices, pale mineral patches, scrubby dry vegetation, film grain, and a blue-purple color cast.
Film character: Aged 8mm texture is evident in heavy grain, soft focus, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and a pronounced blue-purple shift across the frame.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, nature insert, memory beat, or quiet transition within a broader 1970s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers a small-scale view of wildlife observation in a rocky Idaho setting without visible people, buildings, roads, or public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright status and wildlife or location context should still be checked against source records.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1972 Idaho 8mm squirrel footage, Super 8 wildlife on rocks, home movie nature cutaway, or vintage animal behavior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Idaho outdoor footage, then broader vintage wildlife or rocky landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small squirrel climbing among rough rocks in 1972 Idaho 8mm home-movie footage with visible grain and color shift. — A squirrel moves along a rocky surface in a soft, blue-purple 8mm frame.

Squirrel appears beside a dark rock crevice in 1972 Idaho 8mm footage, with aged color shift and soft detail. — The squirrel pauses near a crevice amid textured rocks.

A small squirrel is partly hidden among rocks in supported 1972 Idaho home-movie footage, seen through soft 8mm grain. — The animal remains low in the rocks, partly hidden by the uneven surface.

Squirrel near a rock opening in 1972 Idaho 8mm footage, its pale body contrasting with grainy blue-purple stones. — The squirrel emerges near a dark opening in the rock formation.

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