Sapphire Lake Montana USA-1977: Close-Up Of Spiky Plant With Insect

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationSapphire Lake, Montana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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.

Close-Up Of Spiky Plant With Insect — Clip Details

A close-up 8mm home movie from 1977 captures a spiky, fuzzy plant in the arid landscape of Sapphire Lake, Montana. The footage reveals intricate details of the dried, seed-laden flower head and its sharp, serrated leaves, with a small insect crawling over the textured surface. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip displays natural grain and warm, slightly faded colors, evoking a sense of quiet observation in a dry, sunlit environment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123097443

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1977 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Sapphire Lake, Montana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s nature, botany, or arid-landscape archive requests needing a brief 8mm close-up cutaway of a wild plant and insect.
Period detail: The frames show no datable built environment, clothing, or signage, so the 1977 period context rests on the supplied home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, observational feel of a home-movie camera lingering on a small natural detail rather than staging an action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a spiky seed head, fuzzy plant fibers, serrated green-gray leaves, dry blurred ground, a small dark insect, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft close-focus detail, warm faded color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing from the physical film source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or quiet memory beat for Montana landscape, summer ecology, or close observation of natural texture.
Historical context: The footage records a small-scale natural subject in Sapphire Lake, Montana, without visible people or structures to support broader social claims.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any species or location identification before publication.
Research search match: Relevant search phrases include 1977 8mm Montana plant close-up, Sapphire Lake insect on wildflower, vintage home movie nature cutaway, and arid landscape botany detail.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Sapphire Lake or Montana 1977 material, then broader 1970s home-movie nature and plant close-ups.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Sapphire Lake, Montana 8mm close-up of a dry spiky plant head with fuzzy fibers, serrated leaves, and blurred earth behind it. — A close 8mm view frames the plant's seed head and sharp leaves against a dry, out-of-focus background.

1977 Sapphire Lake, Montana frame showing serrated green-gray leaves and pale fuzzy flower heads in a tight 8mm nature close-up. — The camera holds near the plant, emphasizing its serrated leaves and pale fibrous flower heads.

1977 Sapphire Lake, Montana close-up of a spiky plant where a small dark insect appears on the leaf and flower-head cluster. — A small insect is visible on the textured plant surface among the fuzzy heads and sharp leaves.

1977 Sapphire Lake, Montana 8mm frame of a small insect on a spiky, fuzzy plant with serrated leaves and warm faded color. — The final frame keeps the insect and plant textures centered in a warm, grainy close-up.

Visually Similar Clips