Alaska USA-1977: Polychrome Pass Scenic Mountain Landscape and Moss Close-Up

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

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Polychrome Pass Scenic Mountain Landscape and Moss Close-Up — Clip Details

ALASKA USA-1977: Vintage 8mm film captures a scenic mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks and a purple sign reading 'POLYCHROME PASS'. The footage transitions to close-up shots of vibrant green moss growing between rocks, followed by a rushing river with sunlight glinting off the water. Shot on Super 8, the clip features natural film grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
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: 123094093

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: 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1970s Alaska archive requests needing visitor-shot Super 8 landscape inserts of Polychrome Pass, close natural detail, and moving water.
Period detail: The purple Polychrome Pass sign, faded color, and 8mm home-movie texture support the 1977 Alaska attribution without adding further landmark claims.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor's observational pace, moving from a sign and distant scenery to close moss and a bright river surface rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Polychrome Pass sign, snow-streaked mountains, green moss among rocks, dark film borders, and sunlit water moving through a rocky channel.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an Alaska travel insert, a nature cutaway, a transition from road or pass scenery to close landscape detail, or a reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The imagery documents a 1970s home-movie view of Alaska scenery, emphasizing roadside observation, vegetation, mountain terrain, and river movement.
Research note: No people are visible, but the readable Polychrome Pass sign should be reviewed for location identification and any sign or public-land usage considerations.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1977 Alaska 8mm home movie, Polychrome Pass sign, Alaska moss close-up, vintage mountain pass scenery, and rushing river footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring reel shots, then with 1977 Alaska or Polychrome Pass material, then with broader vintage nature, moss, mountain, or river sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Alaska 8mm frame showing a purple Polychrome Pass sign with pale mountains and snow patches behind it. — Polychrome Pass sign with a faded mountain view in the background.

Close 1977 Alaska 8mm view of bright green moss or low vegetation between stones near Polychrome Pass. — Close-up of green vegetation growing among rocks.

Super 8 close-up of dense green moss or low plants filling the frame between rock surfaces in Alaska. — Dense green ground plants framed tightly between rocks.

1977 Alaska 8mm frame showing bright reflected sunlight on fast-moving water in a rocky river channel. — Glinting water moves through a dark rocky channel.

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