Summit County Colorado USA-1962: Squirrel Foraging On Pebbles In Mountain Forest

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSummit, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Squirrel Foraging On Pebbles In Mountain Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a squirrel foraging on gravelly terrain in Summit County, Colorado. The clip opens with a scenic view of snow-dusted mountains and coniferous trees, then focuses on the small rodent moving across pebbles and sparse green plants. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in a mountain environment. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123757438

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 1636 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: spring time in the rockies
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: colorado
Date: 1962 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: Summit, Colorado, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm mountain wildlife footage suited for documentary cutaways, nature inserts, or memory-driven sequences about Colorado outdoor travel.
Period detail: The 1962 date is supported by metadata, while the visible era clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie color, handheld framing, and alpine vacation scenery.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a broad mountain view to a quick close observation of a squirrel on rocky ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snow-dusted mountains, evergreen trees, dark film-frame borders, gravel, sparse plants, and a squirrel foraging low to the ground.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, rounded frame edges, and handheld movement that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief wildlife cutaway, a mountain-travel transition, or a quiet memory beat within a 1960s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The frames show recreational observation of alpine landscape and wildlife, without visible people, vehicles, signage, or specific landmarks to identify.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and wildlife-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1960s Colorado 8mm mountain footage, Summit County squirrel home movie, alpine forest wildlife, and vintage nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Summit County material, then broader 1960s mountain wildlife or Colorado travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Summit County, Colorado home-movie view of snow-dusted mountains with conifer trees in the foreground. — A handheld alpine view shows snow patches on mountains beyond tall conifers.

Snowy mountain slopes and tall conifers appear in this 1962 Summit County, Colorado 8mm home-movie frame. — The mountain landscape remains framed by tall evergreen trees and film-gate edges.

A soft, handheld 1962 Colorado 8mm close-up shows pebbled ground, sparse plants, and a partially visible squirrel moving through frame. — The camera drops to rocky ground as the squirrel passes partly out of focus.

A squirrel forages on gravelly ground beside sparse alpine plants in 1962 Summit County, Colorado home-movie footage. — A small squirrel pauses on pebbled terrain among thin grass and low vegetation.

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