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Glacier Bay Alaska USA-1977: Dolphin Swimming Through Icy Waters

  • Year1977
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationGlacier Bay, Alaska, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1977 Alaska
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Dolphin Swimming Through Icy Waters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1977, this vintage home movie captures a dolphin swimming through icy waters in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The clip shows the marine mammal gliding beneath the surface, leaving a trail of ripples and bubbles, with floating ice chunks scattered across the cold blue-green sea. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering an authentic glimpse of wildlife in a remote Arctic environment. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content about marine life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123096437

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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 wildlife footage suited to documentary or educational requests for marine life moving through icy Alaskan waters.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Glacier Bay 8mm frame showing a distant dark marine mammal surfacing in cold blue-green water with small ice pieces nearby.
A distant marine mammal surfaces among scattered ice pieces in blue-green water.

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