Agate Springs Montana USA-1975: Mill Creek Pass Location And Weather

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationAgate Springs, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Agate Springs Montana

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Mill Creek Pass Location And Weather — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a moody mountain landscape at Mill Creek Pass in Agate Springs, Montana. The footage opens with a fog-drenched forested hillside under a heavy, overcast sky, the image marked by classic Super 8 grain and dark vignetting. A handwritten title card confirms the location and weather: 'Mill Creek Pass, 10 miles and rain.' The final frame shows a weathered trail sign for Trail No. 49 in the Absaroka National Forest, pointing to Agate Spring and Crystal Cave, reinforcing the remote, rainy journey. This archival footage evokes a sense of quiet adventure and Americana nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123075932

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1768 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: july
Reel-level year note: 1975
Reel-level location note: agate springs,montana
Date: 1975 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: Agate Springs, 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 home-movie footage for productions needing a brief Montana mountain weather/location insert or travel-record title card.
Period detail: The handwritten title card and 8mm scan texture support the 1975 home-movie context, while the landscape frame may show a rainy forested pass.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a traveler documenting place and conditions with a simple handwritten card rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark forested hillside, cloudy sky, pink handwritten title cards, black frame borders, splice-like marks, film dust, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, vignetting, gate shadows, mild jitter, and color shift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief location opener, weather transition, travel-log insert, or quiet memory beat before Montana outdoor footage.
Historical context: The visuals document a personal 1970s travel record of a rainy mountain pass area without showing identifiable people or public events.
Research note: No people are visible in these frames, but handwritten place text and any later trail signage or agency marks should be reviewed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1975 Montana 8mm home movie, Mill Creek Pass rain title card, Agate Springs travel footage, and rainy mountain pass archive.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then 1975 Agate Springs or Mill Creek Pass material, then broader rainy mountain travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 8mm home-movie frame showing a dark Montana mountain hillside and trees under an overcast sky. — Forested hillside and cloudy mountain weather at the start of the clip.

Handwritten 1975 title card identifies Mill Creek Pass with the weather note 10 miles and rain. — Handwritten location and weather card for Mill Creek Pass.

Closer 8mm frame of the handwritten Mill Creek Pass title card, with the rain note centered below. — Closer view of the handwritten Mill Creek Pass card.

1975 8mm frame of the Mill Creek Pass title card, partly crossed by a dark horizontal film or scan mark. — Weather note card with visible film wear across the lower text.

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