Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: A View Of An Alligator Floating In Water

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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

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1973 captures a large alligator swimming through murky green water in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The reptile's dark, elongated body glides just beneath the surface, creating ripples and a faint wake as it moves steadily across the frame. Shot through a window or screen, the footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight blurriness, and natural color fading, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic wildlife observation offers a rare glimpse of nature in the American wilderness.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123081209

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: 1970s 8mm wildlife or wilderness-water cutaway for documentary, education, or archive edits needing a brief reptile-in-water view.
Period detail: The scene may show 1970s home-movie color, soft focus, and a contact-print style view, with no visible landmarks confirming the Montana location in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, recording a distant alligator-like form moving across water from a fixed or lightly handheld position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green rippled water, a low elongated body at the surface, a small head area, pale wake, dark frame borders, and film wear.
Film character: The 8mm texture shows muted color, grain, vertical marks, soft focus, and slight exposure variation that read as original physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, watery transition, or quiet observational cutaway within a wilderness or memory sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects a home-movie approach to outdoor observation, though the frames alone do not verify species, setting, or wider activity around the water.
Research note: Metadata flags people visible, while no faces, logos, or private property are discernible here; copyright, likeness, and location context still need review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s 8mm wildlife in water, vintage home movie alligator, murky pond reptile, and Scapegoat Wilderness Montana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Montana material, then broader vintage wildlife, water, and wilderness cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm home-movie frame from the described Montana clip showing an alligator-like body gliding across murky green water. — A low body breaks the water surface while moving across a soft, grainy 8mm frame.

The elongated reptile-like shape continues across murky water in the 1973 home-movie clip, partly softened by grain and focus. — The subject travels near the surface, leaving a pale ripple trail in green water.

A vintage 8mm frame shows the alligator-like subject crossing the lower part of the water view, with grain and vertical film marks. — The body remains close to the surface as ripples spread across the frame.

Final 1973 8mm still from the clip shows the reptile-like body near the lower right, moving through muted green water. — The subject nears the edge of the frame, still leaving a faint wake behind it.

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