Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Vintage 8mm Footage Of Water Lily Blooming In Pond

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationScapegoat Wilderness, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Scapegoat Wilderness Montana

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Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of a yellow water lily bud emerging from a pond at Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The camera slowly zooms in on the flower, revealing its intricate details against a backdrop of lily pads and deep blue water. The footage features natural film grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 aesthetic, offering a nostalgic glimpse of nature in the early 1970s. Ideal for documentaries, nature projects, and retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123073989

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 1764 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-09,scapegoat
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: lincoln nebraska,montana
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm nature footage for productions needing a quiet close-up of a yellow water lily on a mountain wilderness pond.
Period detail: The visible cues are mainly the 8mm home-movie color, grain, and simple zoom framing rather than date-specific objects or events.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a traveler or nature observer pausing to record a flower at close range during an outdoor visit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow water lily bud, broad lily pads, dark blue pond water, reflected light, soft focus areas, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows pronounced film grain, slight color fading, vertical scratches, gate edges, and a handheld 8mm zoom texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, reflective cutaway, transition beat, or quiet visual pause within 1970s outdoor material.
Historical context: The scene documents a small-scale encounter with pond life in a wilderness setting without visible people, buildings, vehicles, or signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-use requirements separately.
Research search match: Useful searches might include 1973 8mm Montana wilderness water lily, vintage pond lily pad close-up, and Super 8 nature flower zoom.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness Montana shots, then broader vintage pond, flower, and wilderness nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm Scapegoat Wilderness pond view with a yellow water lily bud in front of lily pads and blue water. — A yellow water lily bud stands above dark pond water and broad lily pads.

Close 1973 Montana wilderness view of a yellow water lily bud against lily pads and deep blue pond water. — The camera moves closer to the water lily bud as lily pads fill the background.

8mm frame from Scapegoat Wilderness showing a centered yellow water lily bud below floating lily pads. — The flower bud remains centered while lily pads and blue water form a simple background.

Close 1973 8mm view of an open yellow water lily with petal detail beside a pale lily pad on pond water. — The zoom ends on the open yellow water lily, showing its petals and central disk.

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