Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Orange Spotted Butterfly Sits On Flower

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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 an orange-spotted butterfly perched on a yellow flower in the lush greenery of Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The butterfly, with its intricate wing patterns, rests briefly before fluttering away, its delicate movement captured in the warm, slightly faded colors of classic Super 8 footage. The scene exudes a peaceful, natural ambiance, with soft focus and film grain enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality. This authentic slice of 1970s Americana is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123081521

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

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 nature footage for editors needing a brief Montana wilderness butterfly insert or quiet outdoor cutaway.
Period detail: The soft color, visible grain, and handheld framing support the 1973 home-movie context, while the frames themselves show wildflowers, forest greenery, creek rocks, and timbered hillsides.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's pace, lingering close on a butterfly before widening to nearby creek scenery from a visitor's outdoor viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an orange-spotted butterfly, yellow wildflowers, leafy green plants, evergreen forest, a rocky creek, fallen logs, and wooded slopes.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm faded color, soft focus, gate edges, light exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, wilderness transition, ecological cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1970s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents recreational observation of wild plants, insects, and creek landscape in a Montana wilderness setting without showing people or built structures.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or species identification needs separately.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1970s 8mm Montana wilderness butterfly footage, Scapegoat Wilderness home movie, orange butterfly on wildflower, or rocky forest creek cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness or Montana footage, then broader 1970s nature, butterfly, forest, and mountain creek material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Montana 8mm frame showing an orange-spotted butterfly resting on a yellow wildflower amid soft green wilderness vegetation. — A butterfly rests on a yellow flower in close-up, with foliage softened behind it.

1973 Scapegoat Wilderness footage frame with an orange-spotted butterfly perched among yellow flowers and dense green vegetation. — The butterfly is seen from a slightly different angle on yellow blossoms in the greenery.

1973 Montana wilderness frame showing a shallow rocky creek, fallen timber, evergreen forest, and distant wooded slope. — The view shifts to a rocky creek bordered by forest and downed logs.

1973 Scapegoat Wilderness frame showing a rocky creek bend with fallen logs, pale banks, water, and dense conifer forest. — A creek bend runs through rocks and fallen timber beneath a dark forest edge.

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