Agate Springs Montana USA-1975: Old Video Of Mill Creek Pass National Forest

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

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Old Video Of Mill Creek Pass National Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a misty, purple-tinted scene at Mill Creek Pass in Gallatin National Forest. A weathered sign displays the elevation of 9403 feet. Three figures in raincoats stand on a foggy mountain trail, one holding a camera, suggesting a family outing in inclement weather. The footage shows classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, with raindrops visible on the lens, creating a nostalgic, atmospheric view of a Montana mountain pass.

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: 123076185

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 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 documentary or educational edits needing a brief Montana mountain pass travel insert in rain and fog.
Period detail: The Mill Creek Pass sign, 8mm format, rainwear, and saturated color shift support a mid-1970s family travel record in Gallatin National Forest.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor stop at a misty pass, with people pausing on the trail while one person appears to handle a camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Mill Creek Pass elevation sign, foggy mountain slope, evergreen trees, wet trail, raincoats, a camera, lens droplets, and snow patches.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, purple color cast, soft focus, handheld framing, gate edges, and water on the lens as part of its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short travel insert, weather transition, mountain pass cutaway, or memory beat within a family road-trip or public-lands sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational access to a signed national forest pass, emphasizing weather, altitude, and visitor experience rather than a formal event.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in detail; review likeness concerns separately from copyright, and verify location wording before prominent use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s 8mm Montana mountain pass, Mill Creek Pass Gallatin National Forest, foggy hiking trail, and rainy family travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Montana or Gallatin National Forest material, then broader rainy mountain travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 8mm frame of the Mill Creek Pass sign reading elevation 9403 in Gallatin National Forest, seen through soft purple film color. — Weathered Mill Creek Pass sign marks elevation 9403 in Gallatin National Forest.

1975 Montana home-movie frame showing three visitors in rainwear on a misty mountain trail near Mill Creek Pass. — Visitors pause on a wet, foggy trail, with one person holding a camera.

Soft 8mm view of visitors on a foggy Montana mountain trail, with rain droplets and trees dominating the frame. — Rain and fog soften the trail view as visitors move through the pass.

1975 8mm frame of the Mill Creek Pass area, showing a misty trail, trees, snow patches, and water-marked lens texture. — Fog, trees, and small snow patches fill the final trail view at the mountain pass.

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