Alaska USA-1977: Totem Pole With Wide Eyed Brown Figure In Front Of White Building

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Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationAlaska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1977 Alaska

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Totem Pole With Wide Eyed Brown Figure In Front Of White... — Clip Details

ALASKA USA-1977: Vintage 8mm film footage captures a prominent totem pole with a wide-eyed brown figure at its base, set against a backdrop of a white multi-story building. The clip, shot on Super 8, shows the totem in a park-like setting with an anchor and cannon nearby, under an overcast sky. The film exhibits classic 1970s color grading with a distinct purple tint and visible grain, offering a nostalgic glimpse of Alaskan cultural heritage and historic architecture from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123084434

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1785 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: tent trailer,VI-02
Reel-level year note: 1977
Reel-level location note: alaska
Date: 1977 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: Alaska, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Alaska archive requests needing visitor-shot footage of a totem display near older civic or waterfront architecture.
Period detail: The Super 8 look, clothing glimpses, parked-street setting, and metadata-supported 1977 date place the scene in a 1970s travel-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a traveler pausing on a public landmark, holding on details rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wide-eyed totem figure, white multi-story building, hedge, anchor, cannon, sidewalk, wooden building, and a few passersby.
Film character: The footage carries visible grain, soft focus, purple color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, cultural-travel cutaway, memory beat, or transition within an Alaska or 1970s travel sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a tourist-facing totem display in Alaska, with maritime objects nearby and surrounding buildings suggesting a public street or park setting.
Research note: Review is advised for visible people, possible signage or brands, cultural attribution of the totem, and any separate copyright, likeness, or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1977 Alaska Super 8 totem pole footage, vintage home movie landmark cutaway, and 1970s Alaska travel street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1977 Alaska material, then broader totem, waterfront, or public-landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Alaska Super 8 frame showing a wide-eyed totem figure before a pale building, with soft focus and purple color shift. — Wide-eyed totem figure framed against a pale building.

1977 Alaska frame of the totem display with a dark anchor nearby, a white building behind, and a distant spire visible. — Totem display with anchor and building in the background.

1977 Alaska Super 8 view of the totem display, anchor, cannon, hedge, and pale buildings in a public outdoor setting. — Totem display seen with maritime objects beside it.

1977 Alaska Super 8 frame showing a wooden multi-story building, sidewalk pedestrians, and partial storefront signage. — Street-side wooden building with pedestrians near the entrance.

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