Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: An Alligator Swimming In A Creek

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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 serene scene at Scapegoat Wilderness in Montana. A large alligator swims slowly through a calm creek, its dark form gliding beneath the water's surface. The surrounding environment features tall, slender trees reflected in the still water, with green reeds and fallen branches along the bank. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic wildlife moment offers a rare glimpse of nature in the American West during the early 1970s.

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: 123074197

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 suited for documentary cutaways, wilderness atmosphere, and archival waterway inserts from a Montana home-movie reel.
Period detail: The frames may show 1970s outdoor home-movie texture, with no visible clothing, vehicles, signage, or built landmarks to independently date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view across still water, framed like a quiet wildlife or landscape moment rather than a formal nature study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include reflective creek water, slender tree reflections, green reeds, fallen branches, dark water shadows, film borders, and surface ripples.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm grain, mild color fading, gate edges, dust marks, and slight exposure variation that support its physical-film archive character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a quiet waterway insert, wilderness transition, reflective pause, or memory beat within a 1970s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for home-movie wilderness recording in the early 1970s, focused on water, vegetation, and a possible submerged animal form.
Research note: No people, logos, or buildings are visible, but animal identification and location claims should be reviewed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s 8mm Montana wilderness creek, vintage home movie water reflections, Scapegoat Wilderness footage, and archival wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness or Montana clips, then broader 1970s creek and wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame showing reflective creek water, reeds, fallen branches, and soft film grain. — Reflective creek surface with reeds and driftwood-like branches along the bank.

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame with tree reflections, reeds, fallen branches, and a possible dark animal or log shape in the creek. — Tree reflections and reeds frame a dark shape near fallen branches in the creek.

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame showing calm creek water with reeds, driftwood-like branches, and wavering tree reflections. — Calm water carries soft reflections beside reeds and pale fallen branches.

1973 8mm Montana wilderness frame with reflective creek water, reeds, scattered branches, and visible home-movie film wear. — Reflected trees ripple across the creek near reeds and scattered bank debris.

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