Glacier Bay Alaska USA-1977: Cold Ice Glaciers

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

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Cold Ice Glaciers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1977, this vintage home movie clip captures a close-up of a film title card reading 'GLACIER' in bold letters against a blue-tinted, grainy background. The footage shows the textured surface of ice and snow, with visible film grain and slight motion blur, evoking the raw, unfiltered quality of a personal travel recording. The blue color cast and analog imperfections suggest a cold, remote environment, likely from a family vacation to Glacier Bay, Alaska. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1970s travel and nature exploration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123095173

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: Glacier Bay, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

ice
tours
vacation
cold
glaciers
nature
glacier bay alaska USA
1977
1977 family vacation footage
vintage 8mm film
Glacier Bay Alaska
cold ice glaciers
1970s home movie
blue tinted film
film grain
archival footage
nature exploration
old film footage
retro travel
vintage documentary
nostalgic travel
ice textures
Super 8 film
8mm home movie
cold climate
vintage travel footage
1970s nostalgia
vintage film title card

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s travel-film productions needing an 8mm title-card insert or atmospheric glacier-themed transition tied to Glacier Bay, Alaska.
Period detail: The visible bold title-card lettering, blue cast, grain, and metadata-supported 1977 8mm format place the material within a 1970s home-movie travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-shot reel structure, using a filmed title card to label a personal travel sequence before or within glacier footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include large GLACIER lettering, blue-toned ice textures, dark film borders, frame lines, soft exposure shifts, grain, scratches, and slight motion blur.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries dense grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, blue color bias, and minor scratches that give it clear physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a title insert, location cue, memory beat, or transitional cutaway before glacier, Alaska travel, or cold-weather archive sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a 1970s home-movie travel reel presenting glacier scenery through a photographed title card rather than a public landmark view.
Research note: No people are visible, but the readable title lettering and any underlying card artwork should be reviewed for copyright or design-source questions.
Research search match: Search matches include 1977 8mm Glacier Bay home movie title card, Alaska glacier travel reel, vintage blue glacier footage, and 1970s ice title insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1977 Glacier Bay material, then broader Alaska, glacier, ice, and 1970s vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Glacier Bay 8mm frame showing a dim blue title-card view with faint GLACIER lettering, grain, and dark film edges. — Faint GLACIER title lettering appears through a dark blue, grainy 8mm frame.

1977 Glacier Bay 8mm title-card frame with large GLACIER letters over blue-toned icy texture and visible film grain. — Large GLACIER lettering fills the upper frame against blue ice-like texture.

1977 Glacier Bay 8mm frame showing bold GLACIER lettering across a blue-white glacier title card with analog specks. — The title card is brighter, with GLACIER lettering crossing the frame over blue-white texture.

1977 Glacier Bay 8mm frame with partial GLACIER lettering, pale blue title-card texture, grain, and dark vertical border. — Partial GLACIER lettering remains visible as the blue-toned title card softens toward the frame edge.

Visually Similar Clips