Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Beaver Swimming In Pond

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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 beaver swimming through a calm pond in Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The animal glides smoothly across the water, its head and back visible above the surface, creating gentle ripples. Lush green vegetation lines the shoreline in the background, and the footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches typical of Super 8 home movies. The scene offers a quiet, authentic glimpse into wildlife in a remote natural setting, evoking nostalgia and a sense of peaceful observation.

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: 123081214

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing a quiet Montana wilderness beaver cutaway or natural-history insert.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm home-movie color, soft focus, gate edges, and faded green tones consistent with the supplied 1973 date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the beaver from a distance without staging, preserving a patient visitor-shot view of animal movement across the pond.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a beaver on pond water, ripples, green shoreline vegetation, soft reflections, film scratches, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The clip has a home-movie texture with grain, mild color fade, soft exposure, visible dust, and slight instability from the original 8mm scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, scene-setting insert, quiet transition, or memory beat within wilderness and conservation sequences.
Historical context: The footage offers a small 1970s amateur view of wildlife watching in a remote Montana natural setting, without showing people or built structures.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location context, and wildlife-use requirements should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1973 8mm beaver swimming, Scapegoat Wilderness Montana pond, vintage home movie wildlife, and 1970s animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness or Montana material, then broader 1970s wildlife and pond cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm frame from Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana, showing a beaver moving across calm pond water near green vegetation. — A beaver swims left to right across a calm pond near a green shoreline.

1973 Montana wilderness footage frame with a beaver partly above the pond surface, leaving a pale wake across the water. — The beaver continues across the pond, with its wake visible on the water surface.

Soft 8mm frame of a beaver swimming through a Montana pond, with shoreline vegetation and visible film wear. — The beaver passes lower in frame as the pond and shoreline remain softly focused.

Final 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness frame shows a beaver in soft focus near pond vegetation, with a second blurred shape lower in frame. — The last frame shows the beaver softened by focus and foreground vegetation near the pond edge.

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