Scapegoat Wilderness Montana USA .Mp-1973: Animal Swimming In A Body Of 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

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a mysterious animal swimming in a calm body of water within Scapegoat Wilderness, Montana. The footage, marked by natural film grain, scratches, and a soft greenish tint, shows the creature moving through the water with ripples spreading outward. Tall trees line the shoreline, their reflections visible on the water's surface. The camera remains mostly still, offering a quiet, observational view of wildlife in a remote natural setting. This archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and untouched wilderness, ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or historical storytelling.

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: 123081964

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 Montana wilderness footage for productions needing a quiet wildlife insert or remote-water cutaway.
Period detail: The soft color, narrow-gauge frame texture, and home-movie framing support the 1973 8mm identification, while the animal itself remains indistinct.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance, holding on an unstaged animal moving across still water rather than setting up a formal nature shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm water, forest reflections, a small swimming animal, ripples, shoreline trees, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, scratches, muted green color, slight softness, and contact-sheet frame edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, wilderness transition, or memory beat within a sequence about remote Montana landscapes.
Historical context: The clip documents a visitor-held view of wildlife in Scapegoat Wilderness, emphasizing observation of water, trees, and animal movement rather than human activity.
Research note: Rights review should note the animal is not clearly identifiable and the clip-level metadata flags people visible, so likeness checks may apply outside these stills.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1973 8mm Montana wilderness animal swimming, Scapegoat Wilderness wildlife home movie, and vintage forest water footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1973 Scapegoat Wilderness clips, then broader 1970s wildlife and remote-water home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm frame from Scapegoat Wilderness showing a small animal moving through calm water beneath reflected trees. — A distant animal swims through reflective water in a wooded Montana wilderness setting.

Soft 8mm view of a small animal swimming in Scapegoat Wilderness water, with vertical tree reflections behind it. — The animal remains distant as ripples spread across the reflective water surface.

1973 Montana wilderness frame with an indistinct animal swimming near the upper left and mirrored trees on the water. — A small animal crosses the upper part of the frame while the water carries soft reflected trees.

Final 8mm frame from the Montana wilderness clip, with rippled water, tree reflections, and the animal no longer clearly visible. — The frame settles on disturbed reflective water after the animal has moved through the scene.

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