Alaska USA-1977: Mountain In The Distance Reflected By A Pond

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

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Mountain In The Distance Reflected By A Pond — Clip Details

ALASKA USA-1977: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a serene Alaskan wilderness scene. The clip opens with a man in a light-colored shirt and hat setting up camp near a backpack and gear on a grassy slope, with a dense forest and distant mountains under a hazy sky. The scene transitions to a stunning wide shot of a snow-capped mountain perfectly reflected in the calm waters of a pond, framed by evergreen trees. The final frames show a tranquil shoreline with lush green vegetation and a beaver dam, all rendered in the distinct purple and blue color shifts characteristic of 1970s Super 8 film. This archival footage evokes a sense of quiet adventure and natural beauty.

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: 123112625

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: Yes
Minors 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: 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

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 Alaska wilderness, backpacking, and mountain-lake reflection requests in documentary, museum, education, or memory-based edits.
Period detail: The light shirt, hat, backpacking gear, soft 8mm color shift, and 1977 metadata support a late-1970s home-movie travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as a traveler pauses near camp, then records quiet scenic views across water and shoreline vegetation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a camper with gear, grassy slope, evergreen trees, snow-capped mountain, still pond reflection, shoreline plants, and a small dam-like structure.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, handheld framing, soft exposure, vertical wear, and blue-purple color fading typical of aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wilderness establishing insert, reflective transition, travel-memory beat, or quiet cutaway between human journey and landscape.
Historical context: The frames place recreational travel within a remote Alaskan landscape, showing camp activity beside scenic water without making broader historical claims.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1977 Alaska 8mm home movie, mountain reflected in pond, wilderness camping footage, snow-capped mountain lake, and shoreline vegetation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Alaska 1977 travel footage, then broader 1970s wilderness camping and mountain-lake material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Alaska 8mm frame showing a man bending near camping gear on a grassy slope above water and distant mountains. — A camper works near gear on a slope overlooking water and mountains.

1977 Alaska 8mm frame with a snow-capped mountain and dark hills reflected in calm pond water, with trees at the shore. — A snow-capped mountain and surrounding hills reflect in still water.

1977 Alaska 8mm view of a mountain reflected across a pond, with evergreen silhouettes and low hills around the water. — The mountain reflection fills the pond beneath a hazy sky.

1977 Alaska 8mm frame showing a quiet pond edge with dense green vegetation, reeds, logs, and a small dam-like shoreline feature. — Dense shoreline plants and logs border the calm pond water.

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