Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Topographic Map of Helena and Surrounding National Forest

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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 clip shows a close-up of a topographic map of the Scapegoat Wilderness in Montana. The camera slowly pulls back, revealing more of the map's grid, labeled landmarks like Helena, Bugle Mtn, and Red Mtn, and the surrounding national forest boundaries. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus, capturing a nostalgic moment of planning a journey through the rugged Montana wilderness.

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: 123074283

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: Useful for 1970s documentary or educational edits needing an archival map-planning insert tied to Montana wilderness travel and public-land navigation.
Period detail: The visible paper map, muted color stock, and metadata-supported 1973 8mm source place the clip in a 1970s home-movie travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The slow pullback from a close map detail suggests an unstaged travel-planning moment recorded by someone documenting a route or destination.
What appears in frame: Frames show a folded topographic map, Helena labels, national forest boundaries, mountain names, grid lines, dark film gate edges, and soft projected texture.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, soft focus, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and gate shadows that preserve the physical home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, route-planning insert, transition into Montana wilderness footage, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The clip visually places wilderness travel in the context of paper cartography and route study before digital navigation tools.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but map copyright and publication details may still need separate review for commercial use.
Research search match: Searches for 1973 8mm Montana map footage, Scapegoat Wilderness home movie, Helena topographic map, or vintage paper navigation cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel footage, then other 1973 Montana or Scapegoat Wilderness clips, then broader archival map and outdoor-planning scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm frame showing a close portion of a Montana topographic map around Helena with fold lines and soft film texture. — Close-up of the paper map around Helena and nearby mountain markings.

1973 8mm frame of a Montana map showing forest boundary markings, Helena-area labels, and a central dark film divider. — The camera pulls back to reveal more of the folded map and boundary lines.

Wider 1973 8mm view of the Scapegoat Wilderness area map with printed boundaries, labels, and visible film gate shadows. — A wider section of the map shows boundary outlines and printed place names.

Final 1973 8mm frame shows a wider Montana map view with Helena, national forest markings, fold lines, and soft faded color. — The final frame holds on a wider map view with Helena and surrounding forest markings.

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