Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: A Group Of Hikers On The Mountain Peak

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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 group of hikers on the rugged peaks of Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. Three men stand on a rocky summit, dressed in casual outdoor attire including a white fedora and a red jacket, taking in the vast mountain vista. The footage exhibits a distinct purple color cast and film grain, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. As the clip progresses, the hikers move across the frame, eventually leaving the scene, leaving only the expansive, layered mountain landscape under a hazy sky. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1970s outdoor recreation and 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: 123074772

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s outdoor recreation, wilderness travel, or American mountain hiking sequences needing authentic home-movie material.
Period detail: The casual hiking clothes, white brimmed hat, red jacket, and handheld 8mm look support an early 1970s amateur travel-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The hikers appear unstaged as they pause, look around, and walk across a rocky summit while the camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three hikers, a rocky alpine slope, layered blue mountain ridges, hazy sky, handheld framing, and strong film gate borders.
Film character: The footage has purple color shift, soft focus, visible grain, dust marks, and uneven home-movie exposure that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition from people on a summit to an open Montana mountain vista.
Historical context: The clip shows recreational hikers in Scapegoat Wilderness, reflecting a visitor-shot view of backcountry landscape and leisure rather than a formal expedition record.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, private property, or children are evident from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 8mm Montana hiking footage, Scapegoat Wilderness mountain vista, 1970s hikers on peak, and vintage home movie wilderness travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness or Montana footage, then broader 1970s hiking and mountain recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three hikers in 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness footage pause on a rocky summit above hazy Montana mountain ridges. — Hikers pause on a rocky summit with distant mountain ridges behind them.

A hiker crosses the rocky summit area in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, with blue ridges filling the background. — A hiker moves across the summit as the mountain vista opens behind him.

A partly framed hiker exits the shot, leaving a soft purple 8mm view of Montana ridges and rocky foreground. — The hikers move out of frame, shifting attention to the layered mountain landscape.

The final frame holds on the Scapegoat Wilderness mountain vista, with rocky ground below and hazy ridges in purple-shifted 8mm color. — The clip settles on an open mountain vista after the hikers leave the center of the frame.

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