Glacier Bay Alaska USA-1977: A Folded Map Showing The Area Of

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

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A Folded Map Showing The Area Of — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1977 shows a close-up of a folded map of Glacier Bay, Alaska. The map, with its characteristic 1970s color palette of blue water and beige land, details locations like Drake Island, Willoughby Island, and Mt. Wright. The camera slowly pans across the map, revealing labels for inlets, coves, and glaciers, including a note that the Muir Glacier was here in 1882. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight jitter, capturing a moment of geographic exploration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123095496

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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm travel footage useful for documentary inserts needing a geographic setup of Glacier Bay, Alaska.
Period detail: The folded printed map, blue water tint, beige land areas, and visible film gate edges support a 1970s home-movie travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The close handheld pan treats the map as a visitor-shot orientation aid before or during a Glacier Bay trip.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Glacier Bay, Drake Island, Willoughby Island, Muir Inlet, Adams Inlet, Marble Islands, coves, and fold lines.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, mild jitter, soft focus, uneven exposure, and dark frame borders from the original physical film.
Edit role: An editor can use this as a map insert, travel transition, location-establishing cutaway, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The clip visually records how travelers used printed maps to situate Glacier Bay landmarks and glacier routes in the 1970s.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but map copyright and reproduction permissions may still require review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1970s 8mm Glacier Bay map, Alaska travel home movie, folded park map, and Muir Inlet cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1977 Glacier Bay material, then Alaska map, travel, glacier, and marine-location footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 8mm frame of a folded Glacier Bay, Alaska map with island, cove, bay, and inlet labels visible. — Folded Glacier Bay map with Drake Island and Willoughby Island labels.

1977 Glacier Bay map frame showing bay and island labels with Muir Point and Casement Glacier near a fold line. — Map detail showing Glacier Bay islands and glacier-area labels.

Folded Glacier Bay, Alaska map in a 1977 home-movie frame, with Muir Inlet, Adams Inlet, and island labels visible. — Glacier Bay map section with Muir Inlet and Adams Inlet marked.

1977 8mm close-up of a Glacier Bay map with Muir Inlet, Adams Inlet, Sandy Cove, and glacier notation visible. — Folded map detail with Muir Inlet, Adams Inlet, and Sandy Cove.

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