Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Hikers Trekking Through Forest Trail

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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 two hikers trekking through the dense forest of Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. A man in a light-colored shirt and hat walks ahead, followed by another hiker carrying a red backpack. The footage shows them navigating a narrow trail surrounded by tall trees and lush undergrowth, with the characteristic purple color cast and grain of Super 8 film. The handheld camera follows from behind, creating an immersive, nostalgic perspective of a classic outdoor adventure.

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: 123074444

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm wilderness hiking footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief home-movie view of backpackers on a forest trail in Montana.
Period detail: The light clothing, brimmed hat, red pack, handheld 8mm look, and 1973 metadata support a 1970s recreational hiking setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows from behind as two hikers move up a narrow wooded trail, giving the clip an unstaged companion-on-the-trail perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two hikers, a red backpack, a pale brimmed hat, white shirts, dense undergrowth, tall tree trunks, a narrow trail, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has strong 8mm archival texture, with purple color shift, soft focus, grain, gate edges, handheld movement, and uneven exposure across the forest shade.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, trail cutaway, or memory beat for outdoor recreation, wilderness travel, or 1970s family-film sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects recreational backcountry walking in a wooded Montana wilderness setting, framed through a personal home-movie camera rather than a staged production.
Research note: People are visible from behind, with no logos or private property apparent; copyright, likeness, location, and any underlying collection permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm hiking footage, Scapegoat Wilderness Montana trail, home movie backpacking, forest trek, and vintage outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness or Montana footage, then broader 1970s hiking and backpacking material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Montana wilderness footage showing a hiker with a red backpack moving away through dense forest undergrowth. — A backpacked hiker walks ahead on a narrow forest trail.

A hiker with a red backpack walks deeper into the Scapegoat Wilderness forest, with another hiker's hat partly visible in the foreground. — The lead hiker continues along the wooded path as the camera follows behind.

A hiker in a pale brimmed hat and white shirt follows a red-pack hiker through a shaded Montana forest trail. — The trailing hiker enters the frame while the lead hiker moves through the trees.

Two hikers, one in a pale hat and one with a red backpack, walk away through Scapegoat Wilderness forest in 1973 home-movie footage. — Two hikers proceed away from the camera along the narrow wilderness trail.

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