British Columbia Canada-1979: Hiking Trail Alongside Lily Pads And The Mountains

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 British Columbia Canada

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Hiking Trail Alongside Lily Pads And The Mountains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a serene hike through British Columbia's wilderness. The clip opens with a majestic mountain vista, its rugged slopes and distant snow-capped peaks framing a lush forest. The journey continues along a tranquil trail beside Portal Lake, where lily pads float on the water's surface. A wooden sign marks the 'Portal Lake Nature Trail,' confirming the location. The final frames offer a close-up of vibrant yellow lily pads and their broad green leaves, showcasing the region's natural beauty. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic, authentic 1970s outdoor adventure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123107894

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 1792 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: tent trailer,VI-09,1
Reel-level year note: 1979
Reel-level location note: canada
Date: 1979 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: British Columbia, Canada 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s documentary or educational edits needing British Columbia wilderness, hiking-trail context, lake vegetation, or home-movie nature travel material.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie texture, faded color, and simple wooden Portal Lake Nature Trail sign support a late-1970s visitor record rather than a contemporary park view.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries a visitor-shot hiking perspective, moving from scenic terrain to trail signage and close observation of lily pads at the lakeside.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red graphic or object, a Portal Lake Nature Trail sign, calm lake water, shoreline plants, lily pads, yellow water lilies, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip shows soft 8mm grain, warm color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and light scratches that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature-trail insert, travel-memory transition, lakeside cutaway, or quiet environmental beat in a 1970s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents recreational attention to a marked nature trail and wetland plants in British Columbia without showing visitors, facilities beyond signage, or organized events.
Research note: No people are visible, but the trail sign and possible graphic object should be reviewed for trademark, location, and copyright considerations separate from footage licensing.
Research search match: Search match phrases include 1979 British Columbia 8mm hiking trail, Portal Lake Nature Trail sign, vintage Canada lake lily pads, and 1970s home movie wetlands.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material from the same trip, then British Columbia or 1979 outdoor footage, then broader vintage hiking, lake, mountain, and water-lily scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A red graphic or object fills the frame on pale backing in 8mm footage, with dark gate edges and visible film wear. — Red graphic or object seen at the start of the 8mm clip.

A wooden Portal Lake Nature Trail sign stands near lake water and shoreline vegetation in British Columbia home-movie footage. — Portal Lake Nature Trail sign beside water and greenery.

Close 8mm view of a yellow water lily among broad green lily pads on the surface of Portal Lake. — Yellow water lily and lily pads on the lake surface.

A close lakeside view shows a yellow water lily framed by lily pads, stems, and dark water in 1979 British Columbia footage. — Close-up of a yellow water lily among lily pads.

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