Sapphire Lake Montana USA-1977: Bumble Bee On Pale Purple Flower On A Bright

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

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Bumble Bee On Pale Purple Flower On A Bright — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1977, this vintage home movie captures a bumblebee pollinating a pale purple chive flower in a sunlit meadow. The close-up, handheld footage shows the bee actively gathering nectar amidst slender green grasses, with a second flower bud visible in the foreground. The natural, unfiltered quality of the Super 8 film highlights the soft colors and subtle motion, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful moment in nature. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123098503

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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s nature, pollination, meadow, or Montana home-movie requests needing a brief 8mm close-up cutaway.
Period detail: The visible clue is the 8mm home-movie look, with no clothing, buildings, vehicles, or dated objects visible beyond the 1977 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The shot has an unstaged observer quality, lingering close to a bee on a flower rather than arranging a formal nature study.
What appears in frame: A bumblebee, pale purple flower head, closed bud, slender green grasses, dark soil, and soft meadow background are visible.
Film character: The footage shows handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and warm sunlit color typical of amateur film scans.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, seasonal transition, quiet memory beat, or close-up cutaway within a rural or environmental sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a small meadow detail from a 1977 Montana home movie without showing identifiable people, structures, or public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or species-identification needs.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1977 8mm Montana meadow bee, Super 8 bumblebee on purple flower, and vintage home movie pollination close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Sapphire Lake or 1977 Montana footage, then broader meadow, flower, and insect clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 8mm Montana home-movie frame showing a bumblebee on a pale purple flower in a grassy meadow. — A bumblebee rests on a pale purple flower while grasses cross the sunlit meadow frame.

1977 Sapphire Lake, Montana 8mm frame with a bumblebee feeding on a pale purple flower amid grasses. — The bee stays on the flower head as narrow grasses frame the close-up.

Handheld 8mm frame from 1977 Montana showing a bumblebee on a pale purple flower in bright meadow light. — A handheld close-up catches the bee on the flower as grass blades shift through the frame.

1977 Sapphire Lake home-movie frame showing a bumblebee on a purple meadow flower, with no people visible. — The final frame holds on the bee and flower against a softly focused meadow background.

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